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Saint Patrick’s Day

There’s a popular sit-com called The Big Bang Theory. One of the characters, Raj, can’t talk to a woman unless he’s had a drink. His drink of choice, of all things, is a Grasshopper. I’ve heard of them but never had one, so I thought I’d try it.

It’s a simple three-ingredient cocktail –

You put all the ingredients together, shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. You get a pretty green drink that I suppose is the same color as a grasshopper. It’s a pretty cocktail for Saint Patrick’s Day.

It’s great for a sit-com but I’ll probably never have one again. It tasted just like a Peppermint Patty.

FYI – If you replace the crème de menthe with brandy, you have a Brandy Alexander (much better).

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Ingredients:

1 oz Fresh cream
1 oz Cognac
1 oz Crème de cacao

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Sprinkle with fresh ground nutmeg.

There’s a kid’s version that my father used to make for his grand children – use a little more cream, a little less Crème de Cacao and a lot less Cognac.

The following drinks were adapted from a 1932 recipe book called The Art of Mixing by James A. Wiley and Helene M. Griffth.

Milk Punch

Shake with ice, pour in a rocks glass with no ice and float a tablespoon of dark rum on top.

Jack Rose

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Clover Club

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Night Cap

Shake thoroughly and strain into cocktail glass.

Elk’s Own Cocktail

Shake with egg white & a little bit of simple syrup.

Simple Syrup = 1 cup sugar & 1 cup water, heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is clear.

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Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day

There’s a popular sit-com called The Big Bang Theory. One of the characters, Raj, can’t talk to a woman unless he’s had a drink. His drink of choice, of all things, is a Grasshopper. I’ve heard of them but never had one, so I thought I’d try it.

It’s a simple three-ingredient cocktail –

You put all the ingredients together, shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. You get a pretty green drink that I suppose is the same color as a grasshopper. It’s a pretty cocktail for Saint Patrick’s Day.

It’s great for a sit-com but I’ll probably never have one again. It tasted just like a Peppermint Patty.

FYI – If you replace the crème de menthe with brandy, you have a Brandy Alexander (much better).

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