Tried this with lime juice instead of lemon and it is rather good, sparkly fresh and not sugary at all

I was seen sone people has make this drink as a Margarita and just add 10ml midori for the color have you guys tried this kinda version?

During my travels in Vietnam, I asked for a different version in - as I remember correctly - in 2 Lam son bar in Saigon (Hyatt hotels).

As I am a afficionado of (dry)martinis, this version included both dry vermouth and Gin on my request and had the following mesures : 4 cl London Dry Gin, 2 cl Dry Vermouth ( I think it was Dolin), 1 cl Midori, 2 cl Cointreau, 1 cl Lime juice.

The Vermouth brought down the sweetness of the Midori and added depth, where the Gin added stiffness.

This is probably a totally different cocktail then a Japanese slipper, but I liked it !

As much as this drink sounds like it'd just be a syrupy mess, the flavours play really well together. It's like adult melon soda.

All I could taste was lemon in the even split listed 30ml each.
I adjusted down to 15ml lemon juice and it didn't really do it for me.

I can usually find some form of appeal in most drinks, but this one left me 'meh'

For me, Midori doesn’t have the character to act as main player, and this confirms it in my mind. Perfectly pleasant, but as soon as I had finished I wondered why I bothered. I like fruity cocktails as long as they’re not too sweet or not too simple. The lemon can be adjusted to deal with the sweetness, but there’s no real complexity here. 3.5 for me.

I prefer my variation with 10ml less lemon juice and served in a Nick & Nora glass.

30 ml Cointreau triple sec liqueur
30 ml Midori Melon Liqueur
20 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

One for the sugar police to prohibit. Thank goodness we are all consenting adults! It’s so easy to like, a sour with all the elements working together. It’s surprising someone hasn’t done a ‘Morgenthaler’ on it.