Name: Vaca Verde (Green Cow)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Green crème de menthe; 110 ml Milk (whole/full 3-4% fat)

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe

3 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat) (chilled)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Vaca Verde (Green Cow) contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
4.82% alc./vol. (9.65° proof)
8.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat) — Dairy

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Comments & Discussion

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Ian Cummins 1y

A generous helping of cocoa bitters can bring this to a wonderful grasshoppery state

Alec Critten 1y

I tried this due to its simplicity as I'm just getting started mixing drinks at home - it's nice and creamy, very easy to drink but it does feel like it's missing something. Perhaps it's my love of mint choc chip ice cream but I do think a chocolate element would benefit - plan to make a Grasshopper soon to see if that does the trick.

Matthew Bedford-Tyson 1y

Add chocolate baileys

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

I used 12 cl milk, 5cl green peppermint liqueur, 0.5cl Brancamenta and 2 dashes of Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters, and with those measures it's actually quite lovely. It's definitely minty but not *just* minty, yet it's not simply a Grasshopper. It's less decadent and more like a milkshake you can drink on a warm summers day. Next time I'll try it with 4cl peppermint liqueur and up the Brancamenta to 1cl. I think that might actually be perfect for what I want this kind of cocktail to be.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Oh yeah, the brancamenta helps it a lot. Give it a shot!

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Vaca Verde (Green Cow)

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Vaca Verde (Green Cow)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Method

Garnish

Flavour Profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

Alcohol content:

Allergens:

History

Review

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