Name: Green Melon Sour
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Green melon liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Green Melon Sour
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Green melon liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or Vegan egg white replacement optional

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Garnish: Lemon slice & cherry on stick (sail)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. (If using egg white then stain back into shaker, DRY SHAKE without ice and fine strain into ice filled glass.)

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Review:

Neon green in colour and a tad on the sweet side, but each to their own.

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History:

A 1980s cocktail which emerged after Midori liqueur's US launch in 1978.

Nutrition:

One serving of Green Melon Sour contains 144 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
8.4% alc./vol. (8.4° proof)
8.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Dan Casselman

27th June 2023 at 21:48

I liked this way more than I expected, not being a fan of Green Melon Liqueur. The Lime juice shone through, maybe because of the colour of the drink. A decent low ABV drink on the sweet side.

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