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Grasshopper

crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream

A famous after-dinner drink prototyped in the early years of the 20th Century, possibly in San Francisco or Germany, but apparently reaching its final form and great popularity in the midwest states after World War II.

We will add a sample recipe and related discussion, here, soon. —Ed.

Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, p. 333–4; barware icons courtesy of Haus Alpenz