It’s that time of year again when we must say goodbye to the tasty Watermelon ‘Rita until 2018.

This feature is always a guest favorite with its chunks of fresh watermelon, organic Dulce Vida Blanco tequila & agave nectar. Guests loved this margarita so much, they enjoyed 31,827 from May through September. I’m having trouble recalling exactly how many I contributed to that number :/

What was your favorite way to order? Rocks? Frozen? We appreciate everyone who came out to enjoy one this summer and all the fabulous submissions to our hashtag contest in July. Here were a few of our favorites >>

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We know this will come as a disappointment to most and we don’t want to leave you on a *SOUR* note. See what I did there? So, we’ll leave you with fun facts about watermelons to ease the pain. Until 2018, Watermelon ‘Rita!

  • over 1,200 varieties of watermelons
  • can cure inflammation and dehydration
  • are considered a vegetable because of their relation to cucumbers
  • over 90 countries develop them
  • even the rind is edible
  • were used by explorers as canteens
  • contains no fat or cholesterol
  • largest ever grown was 268.8 pounds
  • made of 92% water
  • official vegetable of Oklahoma
  • America grows more than 4 billion pounds annually
  • Mark Twain loved watermelon, he called it “food of angels”

P.S…
Don’t worry, we have fabulous new margaritas in the works and coming to a Gringo’s near you soon. Until then, what’s your go-to margarita when you’re not enjoying one of our seasonal libations? Hop on over to our Facebook page and comment on the Watermelon Rita post to let us know. Maybe you have an idea for a new margarita you’d like us to feature? Bring it on!