It's Noon Somewhere...The Grinch

Midori is an interesting liquor.  The flavor is melon and it is quite refreshing, but also a bit difficult to mix.  If you look up The Grinch cocktail it is traditionally just Midori, lemon juice and simple syrup but I find the taste of that quite overpowering and unappetizing, much like the character himself.

So instead we just made a different cocktail using Midori, or any melon liqueur,  called a Melon Ball.  When we drink it in the summer, we call it a Melon Ball.  In the winter, we use the seasonally appropriate The Grinch.  This is the perfect drink to enjoy any holiday tv special!

The Grinch:

1 oz vodka
1 oz melon liqeur
4 oz orange juice
cherry
orange slice

Mix vodka, melon liquer and orange juice in a shaker with lots of ice.  You can serve this drink a couple ways.  You could definitely do it up, but I prefer it on the rocks in a big wine glass.  It would definitely work in a double old fashioned glass as well.  Garnish it with a cherry and an orange wedge.

Look at the fantastic color in the picture above (and notice Rufus in the background, whenever I get the camera out, he seriously thinks I am about to photograph him.  Total fame whore)!  This drink is a great one to serve at a party because it isn't too strong and doesn't call for exotic ingredients.  Melon liquer is fairly inexpensive and this drink doesn't use too much of it so I would whole heartedly recommend it for your next holiday party!

Julie