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Three glasses and a pitcher of a watermelon juice and sherry cocktail with cucumber slices and ice cubes.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Susan Ottaviano

Introduce acid and bubble into a summer cocktail with kombucha. This effervescent, living beverage has the sort of bracing acidity you can’t quite get enough of, which keeps you engaged and drinking swig after swig. Pair that with the natural sweetness and hydrating power of watermelon juice and you might as well call yourself a self-care expert.

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