Serve in a
Coupe glassGarnish:
Powdered sugar & chocolate powder rim, plus float tip of mint sprig
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Dutch White Crème de Cacao |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Giffard Peppermint Pastille |
| 1 fl oz | Single cream / half-and-half |
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Comment:
A Grasshopper with a splash of vodka, this creamy after-dinner cocktail is all the better for that vodka, indeed it's arguably better with a splash more vodka (30ml/1oz vodka). However much vodka, this after-dinner cocktail is minty fresh with indulgent chocolate - reminiscent of a choc mint ice-cream.
About:
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.
