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Grasshopper

Liqueur

Grasshopper

Base
Liqueur
Family
Creamy
Era
Up to 1919
Date
around 1918
Glass
Coupe
Technique
Shaken
Flavour
Sweet, Creamy
Strength
Medium
IBA list
Contemporary Classics

Ingredients

IngredientAmount
Crème de menthe30 ml
Crème de cacao30 ml
Cream30 ml

Method

  1. Shake everything with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled glass.

Tools

Place of origin

New Orleans · United States

United States
Natural Earth

Where it is most consumed

Enjoyed as a dessert, most rooted in the US Midwest.

An impression, not a measured figure

Curious stories

One version

Tujague's bar in New Orleans claims that its owner, Philip Guichet, invented it in 1918.

Sources

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