Mixology Monday Announcement! MxMo LXVI: Bein' Green

Mixology Monday took a sabbatical for a spell earlier this year, but last month Frederic from Cocktail Virgin Slut revived our monthly online cocktail party, relieving our esteemed captain Paul Clarke by both manning the helm and hosting the first MxMo since Feb with his "Equal Parts" theme. It's now October, and I've enlisted to host this month's MxMo, with the theme: (it's not easy) "Bein' Green."

With the warm days of summer now fading off into the distance in our rear view mirrors, let's pay one last tribute to the greens of summer before the frosts come and our outdoor herb gardens give up the ghost for the winter. For our theme for this month, I have chosen: (it's not easy) "Bein' Green." (Perchance due in no small part to my predilection for Green Chartreuse.) I'm giving you a wide berth on this one, anything using a green ingredient is fair play. There's not only the aforementioned Chartreuse; how about Absinthe Verte, aka the green fairy. Or Midori, that stuff is pretty damn green. Crème de menthe? Why not? Douglas Fir eau de vie? Bring it! Apple schnapps? Uh...well...it is green. I suppose if you want to try to convince me it makes something good you can have at it. But it doesn't have to be the liquor. Limes are green. So is green tea. Don't forget the herb garden: mint, basil, cilantro, you name it - all fair game. There's also the veritable cornucopia from the farmers market: green apples, grapes, peppers, olives, celery, cucumbers...you get the idea. Like I said, wide berth. Base, mixer, and or garnish; if it's green it's good. Surprise me. Use at least one, but the more the merrier.

As usual, here's how to play:

• Find or concoct a drink recipe that uses at least one green ingredient or significant garnish
• Make the drink, and post a photo, the recipe, and any thoughts or commentary you have on your blog, or alternatively to this thread on eGullet's Spirits and Cocktails forum (if you have no blog)
• Include in your post the above MxMo logo, as well as a link back to both the Mixology Monday site and this post on Wordsmithing Pantagruel. Once I post the roundup of all submissions, a link to that post as well is always appreciated.
• Let me know about your submission (by Monday Oct 15th) by posting a link to your post in the comment section on this post (preferred), or by gmail to wordsmithingpantagruel.
• Most importantly, have fun.

Do all that by midnight Monday Oct 15th and then check back here for a roundup post including all submissions. (As long as you get it in by the time I get around to finishing the roundup post, I'll try to include any stragglers.)

Remember, it's not easy bein' green, take Kermit's word for it:

ps Did you know that "Bein' Green" was covered by Sinatra?

UPDATE: I've finished the roundup post, check out all 37 contributors there; we got some great drinks!