A glowing pale green in the glass, smelling of honeydew and orange peel. Equal parts keep it simple, and the fresh lemon makes it far sharper and more grown-up than its color suggests.
Garnish: Cocktail cherry or honeydew slice · Ice: Served up, no ice
Japanese Slipper
Sweet melon and orange balanced by sharp, fresh lemon. Light, zesty and fruity, with a clean finish.
The Japanese Slipper was created in 1984 by Jean-Paul Bourguignon, a French-born bartender, at Mietta's restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. Midori, the Japanese melon liqueur, had been launched only a few years earlier, and Bourguignon paired it with Cointreau and lemon juice in the simple equal-parts structure of a classic sour.
The drink became one of the best-known Australian cocktails and a staple of 1980s cocktail menus there. Its structure is closely related to the Sidecar and the Margarita family: liqueur, orange liqueur and citrus in balance, shaken and served up.
Jean-Paul Bourguignon at Mietta's restaurant in Melbourne in 1984.
The name refers to Midori, a Japanese melon liqueur; the drink itself is Australian.
Yes, but Cointreau is drier and more aromatic, so a cheaper triple sec may make it sweeter.
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Glowing city lights and melon green nights in the 1980s.
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