Alexander
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy
- Strength
- 13.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.05
- Calories
- 248
- Sugar
- 11.4 g
- 1 ozCognac30 ml
- 1 ozCrème de cacao (dark)30 ml
- 1 ozCream30 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Grasshopper.
Head to head
Alexander and Grasshopper side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Same shape, different heart. The Alexander is equal parts Cognac, dark crème de cacao and cream; the Grasshopper leaves out the brandy and pairs white crème de cacao with green crème de menthe. That makes it a smaller, sweeter, mint-chocolate drink with about half the alcohol.
By the numbers
The Alexander uses Cognac where the Grasshopper uses crème de menthe; both have crème de cacao and cream. In parts, an Alexander is 1 brandy, 1 cacao and 1 cream; a Grasshopper is 1 cacao, 1 menthe and 1 cream. By volume, the Alexander is 34% mixer and juice, 33% spirit and 33% liqueur; the Grasshopper is 67% liqueur and 33% mixer and juice.
The Alexander is the stronger drink in the glass (13.1% ABV against 10.3%) and holds more alcohol (1.05 standard drinks against 0.52). The Alexander has more calories (about 248 against 179), but the Grasshopper has more sugar (15.6 g against 11.4 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Grasshopper.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Crème de cacao
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Alexander.
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Alexander vs.
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