Ingredients

  • 1 ozgreen creme de menthe
  • 1 ozwhite creme de cacao
  • 1 ozheavy cream

🔧 Tools

jiggershakerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and heavy cream to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake vigorously until very cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Serve immediately as a dessert drink.

📜 History

Invented at Tujagues bar in New Orleans this sweet after-dinner drink became widely popular in the 1950s through 1970s. Its bright green color matched the era's love of colorful cocktails.

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