Grasshopper (cocktail)

Grasshopper
IBA official cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Crème de cacao; Crème de menthe;
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
IBA specified; ingredients†	3 cl crème de menthe (green); 3 cl crème de cacao (white); 3 cl cream;
Preparation	Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake briskly and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Commonly served	After dinner
	† Grasshopper recipe at International Bartenders Association

A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink named for its green color, which comes from crème de menthe. Tujague's, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims its owner Philip Guichet invented the drink in 1918. The drink gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.

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