Name: Grasshopper No. 2
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml White crème de menthe; 22.5 ml White crème de cacao; 15 ml Mezcal; 7.5 ml Mint fernet amaro; 5 ml Absinthe; 37.5 ml Heavy/double cream; 1 pea Green food colour gel

Grasshopper No. 2
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Photographed in an UB Soho Diamond Old Fashioned 9.5oz

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
³⁄₄ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₄ oz	Brancamenta
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Double cream / heavy cream
1 pea	Green food colour gel

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of grated chocolate and mint sprigs.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with dusting of grated chocolate and mint sprigs bouquet.
Serve with a straw.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Double cream / heavy cream - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A mezcal and amaro-influenced riff on the classic Grasshopper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Naren Young at Sweet Liberty in Miami, USA.

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Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.35% alc./vol. (15.35° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

19th June at 00:25

I dont know what a "pea" of green food color is - so I used a single drop of green food color liquid (not gel) and it resulted in the familiar pale milky green color. The creme de menthe leads, but the Branca Menta, creme de cacao and absinthe are all there, in the background, but discernable. I was disappointed with the absence of mezcal impact - I think I should have used a mezcal with more smoky flavor. More involved that a typical grasshopper, but a definite improvement, IMO.

Caspian Berggren

18th November 2024 at 16:35

Why not use a green peppermint liqueur? I thought they were interchangeable.

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