Amazingly, after all that time, it actually lived up to my childhood fantasies-I only wish it hadn't taken so long for me to make the leap. Naked Life, Canadian Rye Dry & Lime Non-Alcoholic Cocktail (89. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
#Grasshopper drink non alcoholic plus#
Soon after, I shook up my first real Grasshopper, and about 30 minutes after that, I shook up my second, plus another for my husband. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Irish cream, green crème de menthe, and white crème de cacao. At dinner in the French Quarter a few weeks back, I saw a fellow patron giddily knocking them back, one after another, and the desire hopped back to the fore. Chocolate Syrup Before you strain the cocktail into the glass, swirl some chocolate sauce down the sides and then pour the drink in.
To that end, I've loosened up on a lot of things in my life, aided in part by repeated trips to New Orleans, the epicenter of the universe's fun and probably, not coincidentally, the purported birthplace of the Grasshopper nearly a century ago. Chocolate shavings Using a zester, zest a chocolate bar over the top of the drink. For a long time, I did.īut a lady can't live on snottery and obscure single malts alone-not in any enjoyable way. To deny that flavor combo is to turn your nose up at Girl Scout Thin Mints, America and your own capacity for pleasure. Guichet's whipped together that now-famous combination of equal parts crme de menthe, crme de cacao, and cream and dubbed it a 'Grasshopper' thanks to its luminous green hue.
Blend the creamy green mixture until it’s completely smooth. Add the delicious creme de cocoa to the blender.
Next, toss in the crushed ice and the vibrant crme de menthe. I mean, what's not to love? While the blended version my parents deployed is a Midwestern supper club staple, the non-ice cream-bolstered version is a meld of equal parts green crème de menthe (that's your mint), crème de cacao (chocolate) and cream (because, why not?), shaken with ice and decanted into a glass that more often than not boasts a cocoa-dusted rim ( see the recipe). Guichet was a bit of a latter-day mixologist and reportedly came up with the delightful combination while in the throes of a heated cocktail competition in New York City. Stoli Vodka, Villa One Silver Tequila, Cruzan Aged Light Rum, Hendricks Gin, DeKuyper Triple Sec, lime juice, agave nectar and Pepsi. Start by adding the vanilla ice cream to a blender. I'd never actually managed to sneak so much as a sip back in the dinner party days, and the Grasshopper loomed large to me.
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