I've been playing with watermelon juice, which is one of my favorite mixers this time of year. We have been using watermelon juice to modify standard cocktails for a while, and watermelon mojitos are particularly refreshing at a hot Austin summer party. This time I was trying to come up with something a little more interesting.
(Unfortunately this year I have heard that the local watermelon crop will be short b/c of the unseasonable monsoon weather we've been experiencing.)
I mixed this up and it came out the color of the zinnias out in the garden.
Zinnia
1 oz Pisco
1/2 oz Pear liqueur (like Mathilde)
1/2 oz Pimm's No. 1
1 1/2 oz Fresh watermelon juice
Dash each Fee Bros Orange and Lemon Bitters
Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish w/ lemon spiral