This Friday, marks National Watermelon Day (August 3) and what a better way to kick off your weekend than celebrating with a delicious Watermelon take on your favorite vodka cocktails. Transport your taste buds with the brightness and refreshing flavor of watermelon with SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon playful twists. Made with real fruit,the infusion captures succulent Watermelon and can easily be used to replace vodka in classic like a vodka soda, vodka mule or martini. Here are a couple of ideas to celebrate National Watermelon Day:

SKYY WATERMELON MOSCOW MULE

1 part SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon

½ lime, juiced

1 can/bottle of ginger beer

1 part freshly squeezed watermelon juice

Mix together in a Moscow Mule cup or coup glass over ice.

SKYY WATERMELON MARTINI

1 part SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon

1 part Watermelon juice or Club soda

0.25 parts simple syrup

0.25 parts lime juice

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain. Garnish with a watermelon wedge

WATERMELON DELIGHT SODA

1.5 parts SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon

Fill with Club Soda

Build over ice. Garnish with a watermelon wedge and frozen watermelon ice cubes

And don’t forget you can create your own easy-to-make Watermelon Tap with a spigot available at any liquor store, fill with SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon and fresh fruit, and serve cocktails straight from the fruit. It doesn’t get more Watermelon than this.

WATERMELON TAP

1. Cut off about 1/3 inch from the bottom end of the watermelon, just enough so that it sits on a flat surface but won’t leak.
2. Cut about an inch from the top end, completely through in order to open up the top.
3. Scoop out the watermelon flesh, hollowing out the watermelon—save the fruit to mix with your drink or freeze for ice cubes! Leave a few inches of flesh at the bottom to place your tap spigot.
4. Determine where you would like to place the spigot, and *carefully* create a small hole with a small knife.
5. Follow the tap instructions, insert the spigot gently, and secure with screw on inside of the watermelon.
6. Fill the watermelon with SKYY Infusions Sun-Ripened Watermelon, fresh fruit, and enjoy!