Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker halfway filled with ice cubes. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a honeydew melon slice and serve.

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Created in 1984 by Jean-Paul Bourguignon at Mietta's Restaurant in Melbourne. A Japanese slipper is a cocktail made from Midori, Cointreau, and lemon juice. It is an International Bartenders Association Official Cocktail. The standard preparation is as follows: Ingredients: 6 ice cubes, crushed 30 ml (1 fl oz) Midori (a melon liqueur) 30 ml (1 fl oz) Cointreau 15 ml ( fl oz) freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 maraschino cherry (optional) Place the cherry into a cocktail glass. Place crushed ice into cocktail shaker, add Midori, then the Cointreau and lemon juice. Shake well and strain into the chilled cocktail glass and serve....

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