Japanese Slipper Recipe
An equal-parts shaken sour of melon liqueur, orange liqueur and lemon juice, vividly green and sweet-tart.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Martini glass
- ABV: 17%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Melon liqueur (Midori)30 ml
- Orange liqueur (Cointreau)30 ml
- Fresh lemon juice30 ml
How to Make It
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- Add the melon liqueur, orange liqueur and lemon juice to a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake hard until the outside of the shaker frosts.
- Double strain into the chilled glass and garnish with a melon ball.
Garnish
A honeydew melon ball or a maraschino cherry
The Story
Despite the name, the drink is Australian: it is credited to a Melbourne restaurant bar in the 1980s, and takes its name from Midori, the Japanese melon liqueur that gives it both its colour and its character.
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