"This Grasshopper drink recipe turns mint and chocolate liqueurs into a creamy dessert cocktail that's a total crowd pleaser! Here are my expert tips for making this mint green after-dinner drink. As a forever lover of mint chocolate chip ice cream, it's no surprise that I'm drawn to the Grasshopper drink! This pale green classic cocktail dates back to 1918, but it's still popular today."
"The Grasshopper cocktail is an after dinner drink starring two liqueurs: 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."
The Grasshopper is a pale green after-dinner cocktail combining crème de menthe and crème de cacao for a smooth, creamy, dessert-like flavor. The drink dates to 1918 and was invented in New Orleans by the owner of Tujague's, Philip Guichet, after a New York cocktail competition. The Grasshopper is an International Bartender Association (IBA) official cocktail and also has an ice cream variation resembling a milkshake. Crème de menthe is a bright green, peppermint-infused liqueur invented in the 1880s that contains no cream and delivers an intense mint flavor. Crème de cacao provides chocolate richness and balanced sweetness.
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