Watermelon Rita with IMPOSTER Tequila

Watermelon purée • margarita mixer • agave-inspired

Red Watermelon Rita in a rocks glass with ice and a lime wedge on a dark wood table

Watermelon Rita pairs a ready-made margarita mixer with IMPOSTER Tequila and watermelon purée. It is a built drink, not the shaken sour-and-fruit method used in Strawberry Yuzu Margarita. Mix the purée into the Tequila first, then add the margarita mixer over ice and stir gently. A lime wedge finishes the source presentation without another juice measure. Choose it for a summer meal when you have the named mixer and want a fruit-led rocks serve. The current site retains a half-ounce purée measure, but the supplied PDF omits its unit, so that unit needs confirmation before final recipe approval.

Quick Recipe Details

Prep time: Estimated 5 minutes
Total time: Estimated 5 minutes
Yield / servings: 1 cocktail
Glassware: Rocks glass
Difficulty: Easy
Ice: Fresh serving ice; shaking ice where instructed
Garnish: Lime wedge
Made with: IMPOSTER Tequila

Ingredients

3 oz Fever Tree Margarita Mix
2 oz IMPOSTER Tequila
0.5 oz Watermelon Puree
Garnish: lime wedge
Ice to fill the rocks glass

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the glass

Fill a rocks glass with fresh serving ice.

Step 2: Measure the ingredients

Measure 2 oz IMPOSTER Tequila, 0.5 oz Watermelon Puree into the glass and combine the still ingredients.

Step 3: Finish and serve

Finish by adding 3 oz Fever Tree Margarita Mix and stir gently. Keep carbonated ingredients out of the shaker.

Step 4: Finish and serve

Finish with lime wedge and serve promptly.

Why This Works With IMPOSTER Tequila

Tequila supplies the base, the margarita mixer supplies the prepared citrus component, and watermelon purée adds a separate fruit element. Combining the purée first helps distribute it through the built drink instead of leaving it below the ice.

Serving Notes

Combine Tequila and purée before adding the margarita mixer.

Use fresh serving ice and finish with the lime wedge rather than squeezing in unmeasured juice.

Variations and Substitutions

A strawberry Rita

Strawberry Rita is a separate measured formula using Monin Strawberry Purée.

No garnish wedge

Omit the wedge if unavailable without changing the liquid recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this Watermelon Rita shaken?

The current method builds it over ice. Keep a sparkling margarita mixer out of the shaker.

Is the purée measurement verified from the PDF?

The site uses 0.5 oz, but the supplied PDF prints a half measure without a unit. Confirm that ounce unit before final approval.

Is Watermelon Rita alcohol-free?

IMPOSTER Tequila is a zero-proof spirit-inspired base. Check the current labels for Fever-Tree Margarita Mix and watermelon purée before describing the entire finished drink as alcohol-free.