It’s spring, and of course, its official color is green. And the number one green cocktail must be the Grasshopper. In 2018, the classic green libation toasted its 100th anniversary. The cocktail gained fame in 1918 when Philibert Guichet of New Orleans’ Tujague’s restaurant took second place in a New York City competition. The cocktail, named for its green hue, became so popular that it remains on the restaurant’s menu.

During the pandemic, the cocktail enjoyed a resurgence in popularity across the United States when people sought comfort food and vintage drinks. According to the New York Times, one distillery saw sales of crème de menthe, the basis of the Grasshopper, rise 40 percent in 2020.

The Grasshopper is often called a dessert in a glass. I like to think of it as an adult milkshake. There are many versions of the recipe, but there’s little variation. This recipe makes one cocktail.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz. cognac

1 oz green crème de menthe

1 oz white crème de cacao

1 ½ oz. heavy cream

Chocolate shavings

Directions

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