Consider the Holiday Hopper a Grasshopper with a twist. What Midori (more specifically Mixologist Victoria Damato-Moran) has done is taken one of the more popular "martinis" and added their liqueur for this melon background that is really quite interesting and makes, in my opinion, a far better cocktail. As with the Grasshopper, use white creme de cacao because the brown makes the finished drink look like some sort of sludge, which is rather unappealing.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Midori melon liqueur
- 1/2 oz green creme de menthe
- 1/2 oz white creme de cacao
- 2 oz half and half
- mint leaves for garnish
- raspberry for garnish
Preparation:
- Pour the ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a mint leaves and a raspberry.
