Grasshopper Cocktail for PC

Sweet, rich, and perfectly minty, the grasshopper cocktail was made for mint chocolate lovers. If mint chocolate chip is your go-to scoop, this may just become your new go-to cocktail. Created in New Orleans, this bright green drink is an ideal dessert cocktail to sip on all year long, but its festive color makes it absolutely perfect for enjoying at your St. Patrick’s Day festivities! No need to make the trip down to New Orleans—with just three ingredients (and optional toppings), you can make this vodka cocktail right at home!

Why is it called the grasshopper?
Because of the bright green hue of the drink (thanks to the creme de menthe), this now classic cocktail was named the grasshopper!

What is a grasshopper cocktail?
We get it—the name isn’t the most appetizing. But this sweet cocktail is a must-have for mint lovers. Popular in New Orleans, the grasshopper has been a famous dessert cocktail for over 100 years. Our recipe combines creme de menthe, white chocolate liqueur, and vodka for the perfect mint and chocolate combo. To really make these grasshoppers dessert worthy, we topped our drinks with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Trust us—it’s a worthwhile addition.

Grasshopper everything.
Can’t get enough of the minty-chocolatey flavor? Us either! Try our frozen grasshopper pie if you’re hungry for the dessert version of this classic cocktail, or any of our favorite mint chocolate desserts to enjoy all year round.

Have you made this yet? Let us know how it went in the comments below!
The Grasshopper is a green blast from the past featuring green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao and heavy cream. Creme de menthe is a liqueur made by adding mint leaves or extract to neutral alcohol, after which it’s filtered, sweetened, lightly aged and bottled. And white creme de cacao is a sweet, chocolate-flavored liqueur with a buttery mouthfeel.

The drink was allegedly created in 1919 in New Orleans, but it didn’t become a household name until the 1950s, as Prohibition squandered the growth and familiarity of many cocktails born just before the restricted-drinking era began. The original recipe calls for the three ingredients to be combined in equal parts, resulting in a cocktail that looks like melted mint-chocolate-chip ice cream and kind of tastes like it, too.

The rich, green-hued dessert cocktail became a mainstay at bars during the disco era, while in contemporary times, bartenders have upended the core blueprint, creating clarified grasshoppers, grasshopper milkshakes and other playful riffs on the flavorful classic.

This version comes from New York bartending legend Dale DeGroff, who breaks the equal-parts formula and cranks up the heavy cream to round out the drink. Shake your ingredients with ice and, if you’re feeling fancy, dust some nutmeg on top. The Grasshopper can be consumed any time of day, of course, but given its sweet and creamy nature, it’s particularly effective after dinner. Order one after a good meal or make one at home in lieu of dessert.
It’s glowing green, it’s rich and creamy, and it’s delightfully mint chocolate. Yes, it’s everyone’s favorite: the Grasshopper drink! Turns out, this classic cocktail has more history than you’d expect: it dates back to 1918. The traditional version of this drink doesn’t call for ice cream, either. Just like the Mudslide, its original form was not a boozy milkshake! Shake this classy, creamy after-dinner drink in a cocktail shaker and strain it into a martini glass. One creamy, mint chocolate sip and you’ll be sold.

What’s in a Grasshopper drink?
The Grasshopper cocktail is an after dinner drink starring creme de menthe and creme de cacao. It was invented in New Orleans in 1918 by the owner of the bar Tujague’s, or so the story goes. According to Tujague’s, Philip Guichet invented it for a cocktail competition in New York City, where it got second place. He brought it back to his bar and Tujague’s has been serving it ever since. (Also try these Classic N