Japanese Slipper Cocktail: the quick and easy midori cocktail recipe

Japanese Slipper cocktail is a fresh and fruity drink made of Midori, the famous melon liqueur, Cointreau and lemon juice, perfect for summertime. It is a full flavored cocktail where melon is the main ingredient, and it is enhanced with the aroma of Cointreau and the freshness of lemon juice. It is said this drink was created by Jean-Paul Bourguignon in Melbourne in 1984. This is a pretty young cocktail, ideal for a fresh and light aperitif or as an after dinner drink, which is best sipped slowly in order to enjoy all its flavors. Here it is how to make the Japanese slipper.

How to make Japanese Slipper Cocktail

Squeeze the juice from half a lemon, strain it and pour it into the shaker with ice.

Add the Midori and Cointreau and shake with circular movements.

Pour through a stainer into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge, or a lemon wedge or a maraschino cherry.

Tips

You can replace Midori with another melon liqueur.

The Japanese Slipper cocktail is ideal to prepare a fresh frozen drink: just put all the ingredients in the blender with ice and blend. Then pour it into a medium tumbler and enjoy on warm days.

You can also add soda to dilute the sweetness of the cocktail and make it cooler.

What to serve with Japanese Slipper Cocktail

Japansese Slipper cocktail is a drink that perfectly matches salmon fillet, seafood and typical Japanese dishes. However it is also excellent when matched to desserts, such as apple crumble, a typical English dessert, as well as coconut cookies, sweets and cakes in general.