An after dinner drink sure to get your evenings started. This is the Grasshopper.
Prep time : 2 minutes
Serves : 1
Strength : Weak
Some cocktails have there place and time to enjoy. The Grasshopper is very much seen as an after dinner/evening meal treat (also known as a digestifs) to help aid digestion and settle you down for he rest of the night.
Tujague's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918. The drink gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South and has since grown into a worldwide favourite.
The Grasshoppers recipe of a equal mix of Creme de Menthe , Creme de Cacao and Cream make it a dessert like cocktail but not too heavy. The digestive properties of this drink come from the Creme de Menthe with its mint flavour that can help settle your stomach after a big meal.
As well as serving a purpose , the Grasshopper is a tasty after dinner treat that would have its place at any dinner party and your friends, family or guests will be hooked on them from the first sip.
Here is how it is made.
Grasshopper Recipe Ingredients
1 oz. (30 ml) Creme de Menthe (Mint Liqueur)
1 oz. (30 ml) Creme de Cacao White (Clear Chocolate Liqueur)
1 oz. (30 ml) Light Cream
Garnish : Mint Sprig
Preparation
Add ice to a shaker.
Add in all ingredients and shake well till chilled.
Pour and strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
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