Save the Planet

Name: Save the Planet
Ingredients: 1 oz Vodka; 1 oz Midori Melon Liqueur; 0.5 oz Blue Curaçao; 1 float Green Chartreuse

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By Patrick Muldowney

Submitted on: November 8, 2023

Spirit Forward

Tropical

Hello friends! The power is YOURS! Tonight, I have a gorgeous melon-centric cocktail called Save the Planet! This drink looks like Captain Planet and tastes delicious! I think it could do without the Chartreuse float, but the Chartreuse does add a certain herbal quality to this drink that is most welcome. The herbaceous notes play well with the melon flavor, and the blue curaçao lends a great blue-green jewel tone to this cocktail which is quite tasty. Overall, this drink was delicious, and I wo...

Ingredients

1 oz
Vodka

1 oz
Midori Melon Liqueur

0.5 oz
Blue Curaçao

1 float
Green Chartreuse

Tools

Boston Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Martini

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Patrick Muldowney

Home Cocktail Enthusiast

Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time

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1. Fill shaker with ice. 2. Add vodka, melon liqueur, and blue curaçao. 3. Shake. 4. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 5. Float green Chartreuse on top.

Editor's Note

Midori and blue curaçao create a vibrant, jewel-toned pour. A Green Chartreuse float adds a necessary herbal backbone to this sweet, melon-forward classic.