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Ingredients:
- 1 cup diced, ripe honeydew, cantaloupe or seedless watermelon
- 1 oz vanilla vodka
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint
- About 1/2 cup cold brut Champagne or dry sparking wine
Puree the melon in a blender (add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water if necessary). Press the melon mixture through a strainer into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add the vodka, Cointreau, lime juice and mint. Shake vigorously to infuse. Strain the mixture into the chilled glasses and top with Champagne float. Stir once. Garnish. (Cocktail from "The Backyard Bartender, 55 Cool Summer Cocktails" by Nicole Aloni, photographs by Colleen Duffley)
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