Improved Grasshopper Cocktail Recipe
RECIPE: Paul Gustings, Broussard’s, New Orleans
Photo: Lara Ferroni
New Orleans bartender Paul Gustings’ formula for the Grasshopper draws a better flavor balance (and a gentler color) from a unique mixture of liqueurs.
Paul Gustings has mixed many a Grasshopper cocktail, including at New Orleans’ Tujaque’s—reportedly the Grasshopper’s birthplace. His version sticks close to the original but draws more balance from a blend of liqueurs.
Ingredients
Yield:3
- 2 oz. white creme de cacao
- 1 oz. dark creme de cacao
- 1 oz. green creme de menthe
- ½ oz. white creme de menthe
- 4½ oz. half and half
- ¼ oz. brandy
- Tools:shaker, strainer
- Glass:cocktail
Preparation
Shake ingredients with ice and strain.