Here’s to Zero-Proof Partying! We taste-tested the DRY Watermelon Botanical Bubbly Firecracker recipe and it was happiness in a glass. Literally! If you love watermelon with a hint of spice, then you’ll want to add this alcohol-free bevy to your next Happy Every Hour.

Here’s to friends with convertibles! That’s what you’ll find on the packaging of the DRY Watermelon Botanical Bubbly. Their claim? Four ingrédients plus a dash of je ne sais quoi.

FIRECRACKER RECIPE CARD:

1 Sugar Cube
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Cubed Watermelon
Jalapeno Slices to taste
8 oz. DRY Watermelon Botanical Bubbly
Lime wheel for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

In a shaker, mix lime juice, sugar cube, and jalapeno. Let the cube dissolve, add ice, and shake until cold. Rim a glass with salt and add a few fresh watermelon cubes. Pour in the shaker mixture and top with DRY Watermelon Botanical Bubbly. Garnish with a lime wheel.

One of my besties, Erin, and I spent an entire Saturday tasting DRY recipes. Technically, the “tour” included Erin’s kitchen, Erin’s living room, Erin’s TV room, Erin’s backyard, and Erin’s deck. You can call that “covid-friendly travel.” As for the tasting portion, earlier that day I pulled up in my Cadillac to Erin’s house in Kirkland, WA with a trunk loaded with DRY Botanical Bubbly products and boxes of my vintage glassware. Saturday SOBER DAY DRINKING for the win! Let’s get this party started!!!

TASTING NOTES:

Several hours later…

Erin (BESTIE): “I’m halfway through a tasting and don’t have a buzz.”

Alysse (ME): “Watermelon and the Happiness Hotel = yes, please!”

First of all, this drink can’t suck because it’s in a Muppet glass. Drinking can still be fun. It can be a Happiness Hotel, which is fun. We left the “fire” out so Erin wouldn’t die. (She’s allergic to peppers, among other things.) While we both enjoyed this recipe sans jalapenos, we agreed that we preferred the DRY Watermelon Botanical Bubbly with a side dish of watermelon chunks to chase it with.

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