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Green Goblin

A neon-green Midori vodka sour built for Halloween parties.

Base spirit
Vodka
Style
Sour
Glassware
Highball glass
Technique
Shake

The Green Goblin is a bright Midori novelty sour with vodka, pineapple, and lemon. The electric green color is the point, while pineapple and lemon keep the melon liqueur from tasting like straight candy. Shaken and served tall or up, it is an easy costume-party pour that still has a sour spine.

Green Goblin in a highball over ice, bright green Midori pineapple cocktail with lime and cherry.
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Ingredients

Servings
  • • 1 oz vodka
  • • 1 oz Midori
  • • 1.5 oz pineapple juice
  • • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice

Did you know?

“Midori’s neon green made it a natural Halloween and costume-bar ingredient from the 1980s onward.”

Source:Midori cocktail marketing and novelty bar menus

Bartender's Note

Fresh lemon is essential; bottled sour mix makes Midori taste synthetic. Shake hard and serve over fresh ice.

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How to make the Green Goblin

  1. 1Shake all ingredients with ice
  2. 2Strain into a highball over fresh ice
  3. 3Garnish with lime and a cherry

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