Summer Cocktail Recipe – Green Meadow

Now summer is well and truly here and the barbecue is being fired up, what better accompaniment to that than a nice, refreshing cocktail.

Below you will find the recipe for a Green Meadow, a sweet but refreshing drink that is perfect for those long summer evenings. You’ll also find a variation for a fun layered shot too.

Green Meadow Cocktail

You Will Need:

• 25ml of Midori
• 50ml of rum (I like Captain Morgan rum but any will work)
• 150ml lemonade
• Crushed ice
• A lime
• Sherbet
• 300ml sized glass

What to Do

1 Cut a slice of lime to decorate the glass with and set it to one side. Squeeze the rest of the lime and put the juice on a shallow saucer or plate. Spread the sherbet out on a similar plate or saucer.

2 Dip the rim of the glass into the lime juice and then press it firmly into the sherbet.

3 Half fill the glass with crushed ice.

4 Mix the rum and Midori together and pour over the ice.

5 Add the lemonade (you can add more or less depending on how strong you want your drink to taste).

6 Take the lime slice and press each side firmly into the sherbet and add to the rim of the glass.

7 Serve and enjoy.

Green Meadow Shooter

This technique can take a few practice runs to get used to, but once you get used to it, you can make some really fun looking drinks.

You Will Need

• 5ml Grenadine
• 10ml Midori
• 10ml rum
• 35ml Shot glass
• Spoon – any spoon will work but a bar spoon or latte spoon works best as it’s easier to handle

What to Do

1 Pour the Grenadine into the bottom of the glass ensuring it covers the full base.

2 Take the spoon and slowly pour the Midori into the glass over the bowl of the spoon so that it floats on top of the Grenadine.

3 Wash and dry the spoon.

4 Pour the rum very slowly over the bowl of the spoon so that it floats on top of the Midori.

5 Serve and enjoy.

What’s your favourite cocktail for those lovely summery days? Let me know in the comments 🙂

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Disclaimer: The photos on the feature image in this post aren’t of the actual drink you are making because when I came to make it, I found out I had none of the ingredients except the lemonade (oops). This is the one occasion where I miss working in a bar – I always used to take photos for cocktails at work where I had everything to hand.

Always drink responsibly.