why hello there st. patrick’s day. nice to see you again.

long gone are my days of getting up at four-thirty in the morning to drink irish car bombs and watch turtle racing at brennan’s. but that doesn’t mean i still don’t want to celebrate the irish with something green. and this week we got hit with some warm spring weather in socal and i need something REFRESHING.

midori is a tasty melon liquor that ads great flavor and color to a light cocktail. and what is more refreshing than mint and melon? I’ll tell you. NOTHING.

midori mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 1.5 oz rum. 1 oz midori liquor. 1 oz lemon juice. 1 tsp sugar. club soda. 10 torn mint leave, plus an extra mint sprig for garnish. muddler (note that my husband lent out our muddler so i used a mortar and pestle which worked quite well). 1 cup ice.

start by combining your sugar, mint leaves, lime juice and rum together in your glass.

muddle it all together till the mint is really smashed to smithereens.

add in the ice and the midori.

fill the glass with club soda. stir well.

top with mint sprig for garnish and enjoy.

xo, a