Helpful Tips:

• Originally, I made this cocktail with a popular, pre-sweetened brand of cranberry juice, BUT... now I use a natural non-sweetened juice, so if you use the popular brand, your drink will not be as dark as the one I make here. It is because the juice I use is a more robust, purer juice. I'll keep the photo of my original watermelon cosmo at the bottom of this post so you can see what to expect.
• If you opt to use pre-sweetened cranberry juice, OMIT the simple syrup as it would make it too sweet.
• If you don't want to infuse your own vodka, you can usually find different brands that make a watermelon vodka like Veil, Skyy and Smirnoff in the liquor store.
• Although the vodka in the old photo below is pinkish, if you infuse your own vodka, you won't always get that result. The vodka I infused for the new photos has a different tinge. Don't be alarmed, it all tastes delicious.
• If you are just washing a few limes, use a natural, unscented hand soap and rub your hands with the soap over the fruit. Run cold water over the limes as you use a vegetable brush on the skin.
• Make your own simple syrup as it is easy. Here's how:  measure equal parts of water and white sugar and place in a sauce pan, turn the heat on medium and bring the mixture to a boil, stir, then lower to a simmer for 5 minutes. Cool completely before using.