Grasshopper

Ingredients

• 0.5 ounce bittersweet chocolate 
• 2 teaspoons plus 
• 0.8 cup crème de cassis liqueur 
• 6  mint leaves 
• 0.8 cup vodka 
• 0.8 cup chocolate 

Equipment

• grater

Directions

1. Using a superfine grater, grate bittersweet chocolate onto a saucer. Use a finger to rub 1/3 teaspoon corn syrup around rims of each of 6 glasses.
2. Roll each rim in the grated chocolate and set aside.
3. Pour crme de menthe, white-chocolate liqueur, and vanilla-infused vodka into a shaker filled with ice. Shake until well blended. Strain into glasses (be careful not to splash off the chocolate rims).
4. Serve each cocktail with a sprig of mint.