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By Natasha David

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Three glasses and a pitcher of a watermelon juice and sherry cocktail with cucumber slices and ice cubes.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Susan Ottaviano

Introduce acid and bubble into a summer cocktail with kombucha. This effervescent, living beverage has the sort of bracing acidity you can’t quite get enough of, which keeps you engaged and drinking swig after swig. Pair that with the natural sweetness and hydrating power of watermelon juice and you might as well call yourself a self-care expert.

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

1 (750 ml) bottle fino sherry
1 (375 ml) bottle ginger kombucha, such as Health-Ade Ginger-Lemon
12 ounces fresh watermelon juice
5 cucumber slices (seedless), plus more for garnishing each glass

Preparation

  1. In a pitcher filled halfway with ice, add the fino sherry, ginger kombucha, and watermelon juice. Top with more ice. Stir to chill and incorporate ingredients. Garnish with cucumber slices.

The cover of 'Drink Lightly' by Natasha David.
Reprinted with permission from Drink Lightly. Copyright © 2022 by Natasha David. Photographs copyright © 2022 Kristin Teig. Illustrations copyright © Andrés Yeah. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Buy the full book from Clarkson Potter or Amazon.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesPunchSherryAmericanWatermelonMelonFruitDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarianVeganQuickEasy5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessSummerCookbooks

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