Cocktailing

Grasshopper

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The grasshopper is a classic mint chocolate cocktail. Often you'll find it

treated as a dessert, especially when ice cream is used in place of the
heavy
cream.

The Eater history, linked below, traces the roots of this one back to early

20th or late 19th Century New Orleans. I had no idea. I'd always assumed it
was
some 70s invention.

  • 1 ounce creme de cacao
  • 1 ounce mint liqueur/creme de menthe
  • 1 ounce heavy cream
  • 1 ounce cognac, optional
  • 2 drops green food coloring, very optional

    • Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into

    a cocktail class. Garnish with shaved chocolate or a mint leaf.

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    The Drink Blog

    History Of The Grasshopper from Eater

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