Signature cocktail

Water Dragon

This delicious blend of watermelon and dragonfruit sure packs a punch! Not to mention looks awesome great for a hens or birthday party to start the night. Have your LuckyLadds topless waiter make this one for you straight away.

Ingredients

  • 1 shot watermelon liquor
  • 2 shots dry gin
  • 5 pieces dragon fruit 2cm cubed
  • Ice
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The Ultimate Water Dragon Cocktail Recipe

The Water Dragon cocktail is one of those drinks that instantly gets everyone asking, “Wait… what is THAT?” Bright pink, ice cold, loaded with dragon fruit and watermelon flavours, and finished with a black lava salt rim, it looks like something straight off a tropical cocktail menu in Bali. Fruity, refreshing, and a little dangerous because it goes down way too easily.

What You’ll Need 🛒

  • 30ml Watermelon Liqueur
  • 60ml Dry Gin
  • 5 pieces Dragon Fruit (2cm cubes)
  • 2 slices fresh dragon fruit (optional)
  • Ice

Optional Garnish

  • Extra dragon fruit for garnish
  • Black lava sea salt

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How To Make A Water Dragon Cocktail

Time to muddle, shake and pour the dragon. The secret to a good Water Dragon is keeping it super cold while letting the fresh dragon fruit do all the work.

  1. Add & Muddle The Dragon Fruit: Add the dragon fruit cubes into the cocktail shaker and use a muddler to gently break them up and release the flavour and colour.
  2. Add The Alcohol & Ice: Pour in the watermelon liqueur and dry gin, then fill the shaker with ice.
  3. Shake It Properly: Shake hard until the shaker feels freezing cold in your hands.
  4. Pour & Garnish: Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with fresh dragon fruit slices if you want it looking extra tropical.

Rim Garnish Method

Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass and dip it into coarse black lava sea salt for an extra tropical cocktail look.

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The Cocktail Everyone Notices First

The Water Dragon isn’t one of those boring cocktails that blends into the background. It’s colourful, fresh, tropical, and usually the drink everyone asks about the second they see it come out.

Make It Look Even Better 📸

  • Chill the glasses before serving
  • Add extra dragon fruit on cocktail sticks
  • Use crushed ice for a fresher look
  • Serve with watermelon wedges
  • Add edible flowers for extra colour

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Fun Water Dragon Variations

Dragonwater Cocktail 🌶️

This version brings a bit more heat. Made with mezcal, dragon fruit syrup, orange bitters, and a touch of chili habanero, it’s smoky, fruity, and definitely not your average sweet cocktail.

Magic Waterdragon ✨

A smoother, more floral version made with gin, crème de violette, fresh lemon juice, and rosemary simple syrup. It’s fresh, colourful, and looks amazing served in a coupe glass.

Blushing Dragon 🌸

A more premium cocktail version with tequila, lemongrass and ginger syrup, dragon fruit, and egg white for a silky smooth finish. Perfect if you want something that feels a little fancier for cocktail night.

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Frozen Water Dragon

Blend everything with ice for a frozen tropical version.

Water Dragon Spritz

Top with soda water or prosecco for bubbles.

Extra Fruity Water Dragon

Add passionfruit or fresh watermelon chunks.

Mocktail Water Dragon

Skip the gin and use watermelon juice with soda water instead.

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Grapefruit Gin Spritz

A elegant, refreshing and simple cocktail to cool you down on a warm summers days, Careful they go down easy! The sweetness of the simple syrup and bitter hits of grapefruit perfectly harmonise. Swap gin for blackcurrant juice for a mock-tail. The Grapefruit Gin Spritz a great edition to any event. A quick and simple cocktail to have your luckyladds Topless Waiter to make for larger parties, that still want that wow factor from there cocktails.

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  • 15ml lime juice
  • 15ml simple syrup
  • 2 dashes orange bitter
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  • 30ml Ink Gin
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This sophisticated cocktail offers a harmonious blend of flavors. The gin provides a refined base, while the fresh lemon juice adds a crisp, tart note. Rich raspberry syrup brings a touch of fruity sweetness, balanced by the subtle bitterness of sweet vermouth. The egg white (or aquafaba) creates a velvety smooth texture, and the chilled concoction is elegantly garnished with fresh raspberries.

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  • 10ml fresh lemon juice
  • 5ml raspberry syrup
  • 10ml sweet vermouth (red)
  • 1 egg white (or aquafaba for vegan option)
  • 4-5 ice cubes
  • Raspberries to garnish
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  • or
  • 60ml gin (such as Tanqueray)
  • 15ml Maraschino liqueur
  • 15ml Crème de Violette
  • 20ml lemon juice
  • 1 egg white
Aviation

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Got a question about our cocktails?

Our cocktails are fun! And we bet you have heaps of questions. Here are the most common questions hens organisers have asked us. Your question not answered here? Reach out to us!

What does a Water Dragon cocktail taste like?

It’s fruity, refreshing, slightly tropical, and has a smooth kick from the gin. The dragon fruit gives it a fresh mellow sweetness while the watermelon liqueur makes it bright and juicy.

Can I make a frozen Water Dragon?

Absolutely. Blend everything with ice instead of shaking it for a frozen cocktail version that tastes amazing on hot summer days.

Why use black lava sea salt on the rim?

The black salt adds contrast, crunch, and makes the bright pink cocktail stand out visually. It also balances the sweetness surprisingly well.

Is the Water Dragon cocktail sweet?

It’s fruity but not overly sugary. The gin and fresh dragon fruit stop it from tasting too syrupy.

Is this a good party cocktail?

Definitely. The colour alone gets everyone talking before they even try it. It’s one of those cocktails people immediately want photos of.

Can I make it sweeter?

If you like sweeter cocktails, add a splash of simple syrup or extra watermelon liqueur.

Why do you muddle the dragon fruit first?

Muddling first helps release the colour, juice, and flavour from the fruit before shaking everything together.

Can I use vodka instead of gin?

Definitely. Vodka gives it a smoother, cleaner flavour if you’re not a big gin fan.

Is dragon fruit healthy?

Dragon fruit contains fibre, antioxidants, and vitamin C, so technically yes… but we’re still drinking cocktails here. 😉

Can I use pink gin instead of dry gin?

You can, but it’ll make the cocktail sweeter and even more colourful.

Inspiration

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