Beat The Heat With These Watermelon Moonshine Cocktails

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These delicious watermelon moonshine cocktails are perfect for a hot summer day!
National Watermelon Month is the perfect time to enjoy some refreshing watermelon drinks! We’ve gathered some delicious watermelon moonshine cocktails to help you stay cool for the hot days of summer.
At 92% water, watermelons live up to their name – making them a great part of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Midnight Moon’s Watermelon Moonshine and watermelon cocktails in-a-can kick both summer fun and thirst-quenching refreshment up a notch.
Many of our moonshine recipes pair well with fresh watermelon. Midnight Moon 100 Proof, Lightning Lemonade, and Blueberry moonshines taste great in watermelon cocktails.
Midnight Moon Watermelon Moonshine – It doesn’t get more summer than this.
Midnight Moon Watermelon is a refreshing blend of our legendary moonshine recipe and watermelon, delivering a 70-proof spirit that tastes like summer.
Like all of our moonshines, this distilled spirit is made from 100% American corn and handcrafted in small batches.
However, we use a state-of-the-art distillation process to make a superior quality spirit that’s very clean and ultra-smooth. This means that our moonshine recipe does not have the harsh, heavy corn taste people often associate with this category.
It’s then blended with ultra-clean water that has been through a seven-step filtration process, and the result is a very smooth spirit with a subtle sweetness from the corn.
Midnight Moon Watermelon Moonshine comes in a 750ml mason jar and a 50ml mini mason jar. When attending a party, always BYOM: Bring Your Own Moon. Bringing a mason jar of Midnight Moon Watermelon to any event will make you a favorite party guest. We recommend keeping mini mason jars of watermelon moonshine in the freezer to help beat the heat.
Classic Summer Sips
Classic summer cocktails like mojitos, martinis and frozen drinks can also be even more refreshing with the addition of watermelon flavors. Pre-mixing any of the following recipes at home and serving them directly from a party pitcher into a mason jar is an easy way to elevate your shine.
Watermelon Mojito
Ingredients:
2 oz. Midnight Moon Watermelon Moonshine
10 Mint Leaves
1/2 Lime
2 Tbsp. White Sugar
4 oz. Club Soda
Lime Wedge
Directions:
Muddle Mint, Lime, and Sugar together. Add Midnight Moon Watermelon, and Club Soda and stir. Garnish with a Lime Wedge.
Moon and Stars Watermelon Moonshine Martini
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Midnight Moon Original Moonshine
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
Pinch Coarse Kosher Salt
3 one-inch watermelon cubes
2 dashes Memphis BBQ Bitters (optional)
Directions:
Muddle watermelon in a shaker. Add salt, ice, Midnight Moon Moonshine, syrup and bitters. Shake & strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with thinly sliced watermelon.
Watermelon Limeade Slushie
Ingredients:
2 oz. Midnight Moon Watermelon Moonshine
Juice of 2 Limes
Lime Wheel
Directions:
Mix Midnight Moon Watermelon and lime juice with ice and blend all together. Garnish with a sugar rim and lime wheel.
Looking for a quick summer cocktail? The simplest way to enjoy a watermelon cocktail with Midnight Moon is to add our watermelon moonshine into a tall glass over ice with club soda.
Some basic additions to make even the dog days of summer feel like an escape include:
- Real watermelon juice
- Simple syrup
- Agave Nectar
- Fresh lime juice
- Fresh mint
Aspiring mixologists can also try their hand at watermelon margaritas with orange juice or orange liqueur, moonshine, lime juice, and a salted rim.
Bonus points for serving any of our watermelon moonshine cocktails over frozen watermelon cubes! Find more watermelon drinks here.
Grab It. Sip It. Share It. Watermelon Canned Cocktails for when you’re on the move.
The easiest way to get your watermelon in is to try our award-winning Watermelon Moonshine Canned Cocktail. It tastes like you just bit into a slice of real watermelon, but it’s guaranteed not to have seeds.
Midnight Moon Watermelon is just one of three refreshing cocktail flavors from our ready-to-drink moonshine canned cocktail collection. Our Lightning Lemonade cocktail and Peach Tea cocktail also make for a delicious summer drink experience. Stay chill on a hot day with a blend of our legendary moonshine recipe, natural mixers, and a hint of fizz.
We’re not alone when we say our moonshine cocktails-in-a-can make for perfect summer drinks! Since their release, all of Midnight Moon Canned Cocktails have received high praise from some of the country’s most respected tasting competitions. Awards include Triple Gold at the 2022 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards for both Taste and Packaging, as well as Gold accolades from the ASCOT Awards. Watermelon also received Gold Awards at both the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the Beverage Testing Institute Awards.
Feeling extra-fruity? Big-batch moonshine cocktail recipes always get the party started! Try this easy pitcher cocktail recipe for your next outdoor party. Mix our Lightning Lemonade and Watermelon canned cocktails in a pitcher over ice for a refreshing watermelon lemonade cocktail.
Midnight Moon Moonshine Canned Cocktails are currently available for purchase in liquor stores across 25 states. Try our store locator to find your ‘shine, or shop online and get Midnight Moon Moonshine delivered to your door.
More refreshing new summer drink options to enjoy during the hottest months of summer.
Is a watermelon drink not your thing? We commend you for reading this far! Why don’t you try some of our other summer recipes?
Midnight Moon Cucumber Lemonade
Spiked Lemonade Tea Moonshine Cocktail
Apple Pie Moonshine Ale Cocktail