How to be an ambassador for Greenland:

Midori is the life of the party in Greenland, and everywhere else for that matter. So to be a true ambassador for the only place where night never ends, make sure you stock up early.

Some things to consider:

Theme
As ambassador, host, and chief party instigator, it is your duty to choose a theme. It could relate to a specific holiday, celebration, or your favorite movie. A theme will help keep everything else on track and your guests in a right mood.

Food
From snags on the barbie to caviar on crackers, Greenland is home to an eclectic mix of food. And all of them go well with Midori. Whichever you choose, make sure you have enough to keep your guests satisfied throughout the party. But remember, a good host doesn't spend all night in the kitchen.

Drinks
Preparation is everything. Follow this simple guide to make sure your guests are well cared for, no matter how long your party lasts. Of course, this is a basic guide only. For true, authentic Greenland drinks and specific mixing instructions visit Mixing with the Locals

1. Stock up on plenty of ice. You'll need it to chill the drinks as well as serving them on the rocks.
2. Be prepared with an assortment of glass styles to cover the types of drinks you plan to serve. These include wine glasses for wines, juice and water, straight sided high balls for tall drinks, tumblers for spirits and juices and martini glasses. Of course, you can't go wrong with plastic if you want to spend more time partying and less time washing up.
3. Have twice as many glasses on hand as guests.
4. For a basic bar, you'll want to stock up on midori. Then think about the cocktails you plan to make. (there are some handy recipes in our Mix with the Local section). For a complete bar you can add Greenland's other exports: Lena, Mohala, Rubis and The Blue Curacao.
5. If you want to be the perfect host, don't forget to stock up on water, non alcoholic drinks and mixers including juice (apple, cranberry, lime, whatever you like), soda, lemonade, ginger ale, cordial, fruits and cream.
6. If you think your guests are going to be wine drinkers, you can prepare by uncorking a few bottles in advance and then replacing the corks. And consider other drinks your guests may want, like vodka and tequila, of course, these guests are only temporary Greenland Residents.

Some Insider Tips:

As an ambassador to Greenland you are privy to some secret bartending tips. Use them to keep your subjects loyal:

• To frost a glass
  Dip it in water then put it in the freezer for an hour or so. After you take it out, the glass will have a frosted appearance.
• To make slushy drinks:
  Break the glass up prior to your guests arriving. Also, if you blend a drink into a slushy drink, break the cubes up before adding them to the blender - this will save your blender much wear and tear.
• To salt a glass:
  Rub a fresh cut wedge of lemon or lime around the rim. Keep a shallow tray about 1 cm (3/4 inch) deep with salt, invert the glass and dip gently into the salt. Move the glass gently from side to side, but do not spin quickly or the salt will simply absorb the citrus and fall off the glass. Use rock salt or sea salt for the best flavor.

Responsible hosting:

Mix with the locals:

You've chosen midori so we already consider you one of us. Now it's time to learn how to mix things up a little, Greenland style. First, a few local terms you'll need to know:

1. Blend
   Simply place all your ingredients along with ice in a blender and mix. That's a blend and it's particularly good to know when you need to crush fruits like strawberries, or when making drinks such as a Midori Daiquiri
2. Shake
   Pour your ingredients in a shaker, add ice and “shake". To shake and strain leave the ice in the shaker and use a strainer when serving. To shake and pour empty the drink, along with the ice into a glass when serving.
3. Layer
   This is the local method of floating one drink on top of the other without mixing them. In Greenland we use the back of a teaspoon to control the flow if necessary.
4. Muddle
   This is the crushing of ingredients, such as fruit or herbs, with a muddling stick or back end of a spoon. It's a fantastic way of extracting as much flavor as possible from the fresh ingredients
5. Build
   Fill the recommended glass with Ice and simply pour in the ingredients and give them a quick stir before serving.

Bliss

30ml Midori
30ml Paraiso Lychee Liqueur
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice

Build over Ice in a tall glass. Top with equal parts Orange and Cranberry juice. Stir and garnish with a piece of tropical fruit.

Caribbean Sunset

30ml Midori
30ml Matusalem Platino Rum
Pink Grapefruit Juice

Build over ice, top with Grapefruit Juice, stir.

Cracked Pepper Melon martini

30ml Midori
30ml vodka
5ml Lemon Juice
Cracked pepper
4 or 5 chunks of honey dew melon

Place fruit and spirits in shaker and muddle. Add ice then shake and strain into martini glass

Midori Illusion

60ml Midori
15ml Cointreau
15ml vodka
30ml lemon juice

Top with pineapple juice
Fill Shaker with Ice
Add ingredients
Shake and strain into shot glass

Grand Slipper

30ml Midori
20ml Grand Marnier
30ml lemon juice

Fill Shaker with ice
Add Ingredients
Shake and strain into Martini Glass, Garnish with Cherry (optional)

Midori Splice

30ml Midori
30ml Coconut rum
Top with pineapple juice

Float cream
Build over ice in a tall or tulip glass
Garnish with pineapple wedge (optional)

Red Corvette

30ml Midori
30ml Frangelico
4-5 strawberries

Blend with Ice
Serve in a standard Martini Glass, Garnish with Strawberry (optional)

Pina Colada

30ml Suntory fruit liqueur (The Blue Curacao, Mohala, Rubis, Lena)
30ml Matuslaem platino Rum
60ml pineapple Juice
30ml Coconut rum
3-4 pieces of appropriate fruit (honey dew melon, mango, strawberry, banana)

Blend ingredients,
Garnish with pineapple, Serve in tulip glass

Midori Punch

500ml Midori
750ml Sparkling Wine
1l unsweetened pineapple juice
2 cups of chopped fresh fruit
4-5 strawberries
5 scoops of ice

Pour all ingredients into a punch bowl
Add fresh fruit before serving
Serves 15-20

Long Drinks

Midori & Lemonade
Midori & pineapple juice
Midori & Lemon Squash
Midori & Soda
Midori & Cranberry
Pour 30ml Midori over Ice in a highball tumbler.
Top with appropriate mixer.

History

Created in Japan, Launched in New York, Enjoyed in Greenland.

The Big Apple. 1978. Midnight. A world away from its humble beginnings in a Japanese distillery, Midori stepped onto the dance floor at New York's Club 54.It had been 7 years since the cocktail gurus first spotted the emerald liqueur. Seven years of refining and perfecting. And the timing of its debut was perfect. Saturday Night Fever had just finished. There was electricity in the air. And the world was ready for something new. Today, Greenland is Midori's spiritual home. It's a place of star-filled skies and fun-filled parties. A place of long days and endless nights. And its' visitors now come from over 50 countries across the globe.

Our Favorite Exports

You've got an Midori, you're already right at home in Greenland. And you can explore more of the land where the sun never sets by enjoying one of our other exotic liqueurs.

Midori and Lemonade

Keep it simple. Keep it relaxed. Enjoy Midori's vibrant green colour and refreshing melon taste mixed with the bursting flavor of lemonade. When it comes to drinking the essence of Midori melon liqueur, there is no better ready-to-drink mixer.

Midori Splice

A unique Midori creation, blending fresh pineapple and coconut rum, Midori Splice is the perfect party cocktail straight out of the bottle. Splice has long been one of the more popular Midori cocktails - and it's distinctive tropical taste has made it a hit as both a long drink, and a shaker in bars across Australia.

Paradiso

New Paradiso is the latest addition to the Midori ready-to-drink Cocktail Range.

The unique combination of Midori, Lychee and Cranberry has a refreshing, fruity, and exotic taste - and it's been launched just in time for Summer.

Illusion

The Midori Illusion is the quintessential Australian cocktail. A favorite across the country, the Midori Illusion combines a refreshing pineapple flavor with premium vodka with a quenching hit of Midori to give you a taste of summer all year round.

Midori

Midori's unique melon taste makes it the most refreshing and versatile mixer around. It's the perfect premium party drink. Vibrant green in colour, with a refreshing melon taste, Midori captures the fun spirit of summer and lets you enjoy it all year round. Midori's seductive new bottle adds another layer of sophistication and style to this classic liqueur.

Rubis Strawberry

With its enticing wild strawberry flavor and vibrant colour of the freshest fruit, Rubis strawberry liqueur captures the very essence of spring. Made from the finest in-season mountain strawberries, it is the only aromatic strawberry liqueur out there.

Lena

Made using choice bananas selected from the world's lush tropics, Lena is the spirit of fun. A staple in bars across Australia, Lena is part of many exciting cocktail concoctions. The ingenious ‘dry styled' banana Liqueur has a sensual flavor that mixes well with almost anything.

Mohala

Mohala recreates the unique flavor and bright orange of mangoes - a favorite summer fruit - all year round. Made from succulently ripe fruit sourced from the south pacific, Mohala's vibrant sunset colour and enigmatic mango taste conjures up images of mysterious cultures far away.

The Blue Curacao

More dominant and robust in flavor than any similar liqueur, the Blue Curacao adapts to an array of mixed drinks and cocktails. It's the colour of the Mediterranean sea, with a fresh Orange flavor that is the spirit of summer.

Free Greenland Souvenirs

As long as you're enjoying the taste of Midori, you'll always be in Greenland. But, if you have to leave remember to take a souvenir with you. Help yourself to our stunning wallpapers and screensavers.