Classic Cocktails
Grasshopper
A minty, chocolatey dessert in a glass — like an after-dinner mint.
- Base spirit
- Aperitivo
- Origin
- New Orleans, USA
- Period
- 1918
- Creator
- Philibert Guichet
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Green crème de menthe30 ml
- White crème de cacao30 ml
- Fresh cream30 ml
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Mint leaf
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the coupe.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the coupe.
- 05
Garnish with a mint leaf.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Mint, cocoa, cream
- Finish
- Sweet and cooling
- Character
- Light dessert cocktail
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created at Tujague's in New Orleans in 1918 by Philibert Guichet, it became a hit in the American South in the 1950s–60s.
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