Grasshopper

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Serve in
a Martini glass...
1 shot Green crème de menthe liqueur
1 shot De Kuyper White creme de cacao
1 shot Single cream / half-and-half
1 shot Milk
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Mint leaf

Comment:

It's hard not to like this creamy, minty after dinner treat.

Origin:

Created at Tujague's, the second oldest restaurant in New Orleans, which was opened in 1856 by Guillaume Tujague. Some time before he died in 1912, Guillaume sold the restaurant to Philibert Guichet, who won second prize in a prestigious New York cocktail competition for this drink.

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SHAKE all ingredients

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