West Side
with Wheeler’s Gin & Expedition Vodka

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Wheeler's Gin or Expedition Vodka
• 3 oz watermelon/mint base
• tajin seasoning for glass rim

Instructions

• rim a coupe glass with tajin seasoning
• shake Wheeler's or Expedition and watermelon/mint base over ice
• strain into coupe

Watermelon/mint base

• whole seedless watermelon
• 16 mint leaves
• 8 sweet basil leaves
• 350 ml simple syrup
• 350 ml lime juice
  • scoop out watermelon, put in blender
  • add mint and basil
  • blend until smooth
  • fine strain
  • add simple syrup and lime juice
  • stir