| IBA official cocktail | |
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| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
| Standard drinkware | .svg) |
| IBA specified ingredients† |
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| Preparation | Pour ingredients into acocktail shaker with ice. Shake briskly and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. |
| Commonly served | After dinner |
| †Grasshopper recipe atInternational Bartenders Association | |
AGrasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner alcoholic drink named for its green color, which comes fromcrème de menthe. Tujague's, a bar in theFrench Quarter ofNew Orleans,Louisiana, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918.[1] The drink gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout theAmerican South.
A typical Grasshopper cocktail is equal parts greencrème de menthe, whitecrème de cacao, and cream shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass.[2]
A "Vodka" or "Flying" Grasshopper replaces the cream withvodka.[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 containsmint chocolate chipice cream,milk, and crème de menthe. This is blended and served in a tall glass decorated with a miniature or broken cream-filled chocolatesandwich cookie.[7]
A "Girl Scout Cookie" substitutespeppermint schnapps for crème de menthe.[8]
In celebrating the 85th anniversary of the snack food,Hostess released a cooking book of recipes usingTwinkies. One of the recipes is called a "Twinkie Grasshopper"[9] which is akin to amilkshake.
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