Ingredients
- 30 ml Crème de menthe (green)
- 30 ml Crème de cacao (white)
- 30 ml Heavy cream high-fat cream (36%+), also called double cream
- Garnish Grated chocolate
Preparation
Origin Story
The Grasshopper cocktail is believed to have been invented in the 1920s at a New Orleans bar called Tujague's. It gained fame as a dessert cocktail, known for its vibrant green color and creamy texture.
Similar cocktails
Seen in
- Death Proof 2007
Quentin Tarantino features the retro Grasshopper in the bar scenes of this grindhouse thriller.
- Romancing the Stone 1983
Kathleen Turner's Joan Wilder gets tipsy on grasshoppers in a Colombian cantina.