IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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Preparation | Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake briskly and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. |
Commonly served | After dinner |
† Grasshopper recipe at International Bartenders Association |
A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink named for its green color, which comes from crème de menthe. Tujague's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918. [1] The drink gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.
A typical Grasshopper cocktail is equal parts green crème de menthe, white crème de cacao, and cream shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. [2]
A "Vodka" or "Flying" Grasshopper replaces the cream with vodka. [3]
A "Frozen" Grasshopper adds mint ice cream to create a more dessert-like drink. [4]
An "After Eight" adds a layer of dark chocolate liqueur to the crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream. [5]
In the North Central United States, especially Wisconsin, Grasshoppers are blended drinks, with ice cream substituted for cream. [6] A related variation is the "Grasshopper milkshake", which contains mint chocolate chip ice cream, milk, and crème de menthe. This is blended and served in a tall glass decorated with a miniature or broken cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie. [7]
A " Girl Scout Cookie" substitutes peppermint schnapps for crème de menthe. [8]
In celebrating the 85th anniversary of the snack food, Hostess released a cooking book of recipes using Twinkies. One of the recipes is called a "Twinkie Grasshopper" [9] which is akin to a milkshake.
IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
IBA specified ingredients† |
|
Preparation | Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake briskly and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. |
Commonly served | After dinner |
† Grasshopper recipe at International Bartenders Association |
A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink named for its green color, which comes from crème de menthe. Tujague's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918. [1] The drink gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.
A typical Grasshopper cocktail is equal parts green crème de menthe, white crème de cacao, and cream shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. [2]
A "Vodka" or "Flying" Grasshopper replaces the cream with vodka. [3]
A "Frozen" Grasshopper adds mint ice cream to create a more dessert-like drink. [4]
An "After Eight" adds a layer of dark chocolate liqueur to the crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream. [5]
In the North Central United States, especially Wisconsin, Grasshoppers are blended drinks, with ice cream substituted for cream. [6] A related variation is the "Grasshopper milkshake", which contains mint chocolate chip ice cream, milk, and crème de menthe. This is blended and served in a tall glass decorated with a miniature or broken cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie. [7]
A " Girl Scout Cookie" substitutes peppermint schnapps for crème de menthe. [8]
In celebrating the 85th anniversary of the snack food, Hostess released a cooking book of recipes using Twinkies. One of the recipes is called a "Twinkie Grasshopper" [9] which is akin to a milkshake.