Flying Grasshopper
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 oz Tito's Vodka
- 3⁄4 oz White crème de cacao liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
- 1 oz Whipping cream
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- RIM glass with cocoa powder and sugar (moisten outside of rim with sugar syrup and dip into cocoa powder and sugar mix).
- Prepare garnish of mint sprig tip.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with mint sprig tip floated in the centre of the cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Flying Grasshopper contains 230 calories
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
History:
A 1970s or earlier more alcoholic riff on the Grasshopper cocktail. Some, including Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Bar Guide omit the cream: 1 vodka, ¾ green crème de menthe and ¾ white creme de cacao to make a clear emerald green cocktail.
Review:
Why drink a mere Grasshopper when you could be enjoying a Flying Grasshopper? This creamy after-dinner cocktail is all the better for the splash of vodka, indeed it's arguably better with a splash more vodka. Minty fresh with indulgent chocolate - reminiscent of a choc mint ice-cream.
