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After-dinner family1918

Grasshopper（グラスホッパー）

Grasshopper served in a cocktail glass glass
グラスホッパー · 1918Cocktail glass · Shaken

Creme de menthe, cacao, cream — dessert in a coupe.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Crème de Cacao20 ml
Crème de menthe20 ml
Cream20 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Pour all ingredients into shaker filled with ice.

  2. 02

    Shake briskly for few seconds.

  3. 03

    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish — N/A, optional mint leave.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
20Light
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
10Faint
Fruitiness
45Moderate
Herbal*
0Faint
Alcohol
45Moderate
Crisp
20Light

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Guichet's entry won second place at the 1918 New York contest, but Tujague's kept pouring it for a century. It is the mint-chocolate shake of the cocktail canon — and honest about it.

Shake hard: the cream must whip.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Tujague's, New Orleans

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • IBA Official Cocktails

    IBA Official Cocktails

    International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official

    • Crème de cacao20 ml
    • Crème de Menthe20 ml
    • Double cream20 ml

    Pour all ingredients into shaker filled with ice. Shake briskly for few seconds. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. — N/A, optional mint leave.

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05Variations

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