It's cool, green and refreshing. Oh yeah, it's alcholic too!!!!!!!!

MIDORI is a melon liqueur, but not just any melon liqueur, it was the first ever to come into this world. It is light and refreshing with a great honeydew melon flavor. Don't let the word liqueur put you off as it isn't like a traditional after-dinner liqueur. There is much more to MIDORI than that - it is extremely versatile, and can be found in many fruity cocktails, as well as mixed up simply with another mixer as a long drink.  MIDORI has gained an outstanding reputation among leading bartenders and cocktail designers worldwide for its outstanding quality and superb versatility.  I discovered this wonderful drink in New Orleans several years ago and recently decided to look up some recipes.  Normally I would drink melon balls but I am definitely trying these other drinks.

MIDORI Melonball

Different types of juices are used in different regions of America and countries around the world.This MIDORI Melonball recipe provides three options (orange, pineapple, and grapefruit juice) to suit your taste. As for the meaning of “melonball,” some say it was a slang term for a well-endowed woman!

Ingredients

60ml(2oz) MIDORI    
30ml(1oz) Vodka    
Orange juice (or pineapple or grapefruit juice)    

Alcoholic Content     17%

Mixing Instruction

Pour ingredients over ice into a glass, and gently stir.

Tips

This cocktail is generally built, but works well shaken or blended with crushed ice for something extra cool and refreshing.

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MIDORI Illusion Shaker

This cocktail is a product of the shooters fad that began in the 1990s.  As its name suggests, the MIDORI Illusion Shaker lures he who drinks it into a world shrouded in illusion and mystery. The recipe here calls for a double shot of MIDORI, but this amount makes enough to fill several large shot glasses, so after showing off your skills with the Boston shaker be sure to share the end result around. The vodka, on top of the already plentiful MIDORI, gives this cocktail an extra kick, but the pineapple juice – MIDORI’s perfect partner – makes for a mellow taste with pleasantly sour undertones.

Ingredients

60ml (2oz)   MIDORI    
15ml(1/2oz)  Triple sec    
15ml (1/2oz) Vodka    
30ml(1oz)    Lemon juice    
Pineapple juice    

Alcoholic Content     22%

Mixing Instruction

Shake ingredients except the pineapple juice, and pour into shot glasses. Top up each glass with pineapple juice.

Tips

Treat your guests to a real performance by layering the alcohol in the shotglasses first, and then shaking all the ingredients together.

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MIDORI Caipirinha

Caipirinha – the word itself means “country girl,” but the caipirinha cocktail is by no means a “hillbilly chick drink.”  It’s more like a “beach babe partying it up under the glorious Brazilian sun drink.” The drink originated in the sugarcane fields, when the workers would drink it with the juice made from sugarcane known as pinga or Cachaça, after a long day’s work. The recipe was then refined and the drink made its way to the city. Including MIDORI in the drink gives it an even more urban flavor.

Although its alcohol content is quite strong, the MIDORI Caipirinha tastes great at any time of day.  Pull up a stool at the bar and enjoy the cocktail that time forgot.

Ingredients

20ml(2/3oz)   MIDORI   
45ml(1 1/2oz) Cachaça   
Lime (cut into 4 wedges)    1/2

Alcoholic Content     42%

Mixing Instruction - MIDORI Caipirinha -

Muddle the lime in a glass, and add crushed ice and the remaining ingredients. Stir gently.

Tips

The MIDORI replaces the sugar from the traditional recipe, so those of you with a sweet tooth may like to add a little extra MIDORI.

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Melon Bomb

This explosive cocktail shooter is a product of the USA.  Various recipes exist, most of them using rum as the base and adding melon or watermelon liqueur, finishing with juice or lemon-lime soda.  Most variations are shaken and then served in a shot glass, but some people like to make the Melon Bomb into a highball drink, serving it in a Collins or other glass.  In other uses, “melon bomb” can actually refer to a melon (or watermelon) with explosives inside it! This Melon Bomb cocktail, however, has nothing to do with such a reckless device, and is simply a delicious fruity beverage.

Ingredients

15ml(1/2oz) MIDORI   
22ml(3/4oz) Matusalem CLASICO Rum   
15ml(1/2oz) Freshly squeezed orange juice   

Alcoholic Content     24%

Mixing Instruction

Shake ingredients together, and pour into a shot glass.

Tips

Also works well as a highball drink – just add some extra orange juice.

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Cheers!!!!!!!