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No. 068 Cocktails · Liqueurs

Grasshopper

White crème de cacao, green crème de menthe and cream shaken: a minty, chocolatey after-dinner drink.

A mint-green Grasshopper in a cocktail glass
A Grasshopper Photo: TexasDex, CC BY-SA 3.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Pour all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice.
  2. Shake briskly for a few seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint leaf, if you like.
Glass
Cocktail glass (coupe)
Garnish
Mint leaf (optional)
Technique
Shaken
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Grasshopper

Sweet, creamy and green: chocolate and mint liqueurs shaken briefly with fresh cream.

Background

Tujague's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918.

Tags: mint creamy after dinner

Sources

  1. IBA — Grasshopper (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Grasshopper (cocktail)

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