Summertime Sippin'

In another venture into mixology, Jason and I hosted an impromtu deck party to test out this lemonade-watermelon-vodka drink last night. (Definitely need a smart name for this drink! It should have been an assignment for those who attended the launch party.) At last weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival we enjoyed the virgin version, which features chunks of seedless watermelon in a cup, with cold lemonade poured over the top. Refreshing and highly recommended. We can't claim the cocktail as a totally original idea, as the only thing we brought was the vodka. A neighbor suggested that we might have just drilled a hole in the watermelon and poured the vodka in and chilled it, thus infusing the alcohol into the fruit. But we realized that this quickly happens anyway when the drink is mixed.
My only regret was that this didn't stay very cold for very long outdoors in the heat, so I'm considering a frozen version. Like a frozen margarita, or maybe just lemonade-watermelon bit popsicles, but I'm not sure how well the vodka will freeze. Or perhaps just chop up the watermelon and put it in the freezer beforehand; treat it like ice cubes in a drink.