Home/Squid Game: Making Season 2/Your recipe
Freshly generated
drinkThe GreenlightInspired by Squid Game: Making Season 2
The Greenlight
A vibrant, layered mocktail celebrating the creative process, where bright dragon fruit and rich blueberry symbolize the raw, colorful concepts of set and costume design, harmonized with soft peach to represent the human element of the cast and creators, all coming together in a polished final cut.
- Drink
- 7 ingredients
- 6 steps
- Documentary
Gather these
Ingredients
- 4-5 cubesPink Dragon Fruit (cubed)
- 8-10 berriesFresh Blueberries
- 1.5 oz / 45mlPeach Nectar
- 0.5 oz / 15mlFresh Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz / 7.5mlSimple Syrup (optional)
- 3 oz / 90mlSparkling Water
- Dragon fruit wedge and a blueberryGarnish
Step by step
Instructions
- 1
In the base of a cocktail shaker, gently muddle the cubed dragon fruit and fresh blueberries to release their juices and color.
- 2
Add the peach nectar, fresh lime juice, and optional simple syrup to the shaker.
- 3
Fill the shaker with ice, secure the lid, and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds until well-chilled.
- 4
Fill a highball glass with fresh ice and double-strain the mixture into the glass to ensure a smooth, polished texture.
- 5
Top the drink with sparkling water and stir gently to combine.
- 6
Garnish with a small wedge of dragon fruit and a single blueberry on a skewer.
The Inspiration
Why this drink
This mocktail is inspired by the documentary 'Squid Game: Making Season 2.' The name 'The Greenlight' signifies the moment a creative project begins. The muddling of ingredients represents the hands-on, sometimes messy process of bringing a vision to life, while the final, smooth-strained, and vibrant drink reflects the polished, globally-acclaimed series that results from that intense creative labor.
Squid Game: Making Season 2 · Documentary