Welcome back. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend–well, as wonderful as it can be considering the circumstances. With the warmer weather and sunshine, hubby and I went for a Sunday drive, being carful not to stop anywhere where there were people. When we came home, we settled in lawn chairs and enjoyed a couple of driveway beers–yes, beers is right since we don’t drink the same brand. Funny thing, he usually finishes his case before I do. We sit in the driveway because the grass is still too wet to go into the yard.
Today’s cocktail is brought to you by the letter J. The Japanese Slipper is also called the Grinch Cocktail because of it’s lovely green color. In Japanese, the word midori means green. My son and his family were fortunate enough to visit Japan before the pandemic and were treated to many wonderful Japanese experiences, including the chance to dress up in beautiful silk kimonos. While everyone thinks of the historic tea ceremony and saki, the Japanese slipper has a lot to offer, too.
Make It Your Own
The cocktails’ festive green almost neon appearance makes it ideally suited to the Christmas season, and the color does resemble that of the infamous Grinch, but this drink is far more sweet like Cindy Loo Hoo than sour like the Grinch.
Ingredients
2 oz. (60ml) Midori (melon liqueur)
2 oz. (60ml) Cointreau (orange liqueur
2 oz. (60ml) lemon juice
Mix It
Fill a glass with ice
Add melon liqueur, cointreau, and lemon juice.
Shake well.
Strain mix into martini glass
Garnish with a lemon wheel and maraschino cherry dropped inside the glass.
I have everything to make this all ready to go. All I’m waiting for is a warm summer day.
That’s it. Come back tomorrow for the letter K.
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