Flying Grasshopper

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (40 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
34 oz Ketel One Vodka
34 oz Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
34 oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
1 oz Single cream/half-and-half
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. RIM glass with chocolate powder and sugar (moisten outside of rim with sugar syrup and dip into chocolate and sugar mix).
  3. Prepare garnish of mint sprig tip.
  4. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Garnish with mint sprig tip floated in the centre of the cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 3/10

Review:

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.

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History:

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.

Nutrition:

One serving of Flying Grasshopper contains 230 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 14.42% alc./vol. (14.42° proof)
  • 14.1 grams of pure alcohol

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4th January at 21:21
I was a bit discouraged to try this version since I enjoy a regular grasshopper quite much.

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