Serve in a Coupe glass
3⁄4 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
3⁄4 oz | Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao |
3⁄4 oz | Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe |
1 oz | Single cream/half-and-half |
Recipe contains the following allergens:
Why drink a mere Grasshopper when you could be enjoying a Flying Grasshopper? This creamy after-dinner cocktail is all the better for the splash of vodka, indeed it's arguably better with a splash more vodka. Minty fresh with indulgent chocolate - reminiscent of a choc mint ice-cream.
A 1970s or earlier more alcoholic riff on the Grasshopper cocktail. Some, including Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Bar Guide omit the cream: 1 vodka, ¾ green crème de menthe and ¾ white creme de cacao to make a clear emerald green cocktail.
One serving of Flying Grasshopper contains 230 calories
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But I have to say that adding that much of neutral alcohol adds additional punch and does not dilute the liquors taste too much.
Recommended for someone who doesn't like that original grasshopper is too gentle