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Melon Ball Drink

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Prep Time 2 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1

Equipment

  • jigger
  • Hawthorne strainer
  • cocktail shaker
  • shot glass (for shot version)
  • Rocks glass (for cocktail version)
  • 4" cocktail pick (cocktail only)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Midori (double for cocktail or add more OJ)
  • 1 oz Vodka (double for cocktail or add more OJ)
  • splash OJ (for cocktail add a few oz, or double Midori and Vodka)
  • Ice
  • Melon Ball (garnish)

Instructions
 

  • Make your garnish:
    Cut a honeydew in half.
    Spoon out the seeds.
    Use a melon baller to scoop out a ball and stick a cocktail pick through it.
    If you don't have a melon baller, you can use a teaspoon or tablespoon that is an actual measuring spoon. Metal ones work best. Use it the same way as a melon baller, scooping the spoon into the flesh of the melon to spoon out a ball.
  • To make a shot:
  • Get 2 oz of Midori by measuring it with your jigger. Dump into shot glass.
  • Get 1 oz of Vodka by measuring it with your jigger. Dump into shot glass.
  • Add a splash of OJ into shot glass.
  • Pour shot glass contents into cocktail shaker and then back to shot glass to mix them together.
  • To make a cocktail:
  • You can either double the amount of Midori and Vodka, or you can add a few ounces of Orange Juice instead of just a splash.
  • Fill your rocks glass with ice.
  • Measure out 2 or 4 oz of Midori and pour into your rocks glass.
  • Measure out 1 or 2 oz of Vodka and pour into your rocks glass.
  • add either a splash of Orange juice (if using 4oz midori and 2 oz vodka) or top the glass off with a few ounces of Orange juice (if using 2 oz Midori and 1 oz vodka).
  • Dump everything from your rocks glass into your shaker. And then from your shaker back to your rocks glass. This ensure everything mixes well.
  • Add your melon ball garnish across the top of the glass.
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