Quarantinis With Tonya: Green Lantern

It’s National Super Hero Day! So obviously, I had to make a super hero themed cocktail. And boy, are there ever A LOT of super hero themed cocktails!

Now let me state right away that Green Lantern is not my favorite super hero. Also, if Green Lantern is your favorite super hero, cool. If you don’t like Green Lantern, cool. I’m not going to debate it. You like what you like. This is not a debate about what super hero is cooler.

I’m making it because this cocktail looked good, and I have all the ingredients to make it. My version is inspired by this post, although it’s a little different (mostly because I only had one kiwi).

Green Lantern:

1 kiwi (save one slice for garnish)
1/4 oz. simple syrup (or if you like a sweet drink, double this).
1 1/2 oz. gin
1 oz. white wine (chardonnay, dry reisling, or viognier)
1/2 oz. lime juice

I put all the ingredients into a blender cup and zipped it up to extract as much kiwi flavor as I could. But you could muddle it in a cup, too. Strain into a shaker over ice, and shake until cold. Then strain again into a martini glass and garnish with a kiwi slice.