Melon Dip Cocktail

Ingredients

• 12 fresh mint leaves, for garnish
• Ice
• 3 ounces "Rich Simple Syrup":/recipes/10533
• 3 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 5 ounces ouzo
• 5 cups cantaloupe, medium dice (about 1 medium cantaloupe)

Place the cantaloupe in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher and skim off any foam. (You should have about 1 3/4 cups juice.) Add the ouzo, lemon juice, and simple syrup and stir to combine. To serve, pour the melon mixture into a rocks glas...

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