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Grasshopper

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In Search of the Ultimate Grasshopper

We asked 10 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Grasshopper—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Dale DeGroff’s Grasshopper

A textbook example of the New Orleans cocktail.

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Cocktails

Meet the Grasshopper 3.0

The creamy, minty 19th-century classic is amid its third wave of bartender reinvention.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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El Chapulin

While most Grasshoppers showcase brandy, this stirred, boozy variation showcases tequila instead.

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Reconsidering the Virtues of the Blended Cocktail

Often derided as sugar-laden and artificially-flavored, blended drinks have gotten a bad rap with the cocktail crowd over the years. Bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler argues for their place among the classics…

  • story: Jeffrey Morgenthaler
  • photo: Ken Hawkins
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Doug Phillips’s Grasshopper

This Midwestern interpretation swaps cream for ice cream, fortified with Cognac.

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Praying Mantis

Herbaceous Branca Menta takes a starring role in this digestivo-ready play on the Grasshopper.

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Grasshopper Swizzle

Garret Richard's inspiration to turn the Grasshopper into a swizzle came from many visits to LA’s famed Tiki-Ti lounge.

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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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