Comments on: Building a Better Grasshopper

By: Castor Lau

Castor Lau — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:10:32 +0000

Random surfing and this turns up. o_O

Note to self: order grasshopper at the earliest convenience. (in order to work up the resolve to try this recipe)

I’m actually curious as to who is referred to in “we here at Tea Leaves”.

By: peterb

peterb — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:35:02 +0000

The best solution is out-of-state friends. The PLCB charges $27 for a bottle of the Brizard crÃ¨me de menthe. Average price in New Jersey among stores that I spot-checked was $22. I’ve seen it for less elsewhere (Sam’s in Chicago has other Brizard cordials for $18.99, for example).

I’d forgive the PLCB the price if I didn’t have to special order it. I’d forgive them the special order if it was priced reasonably. Instead, typically, it’s both inconvenient and expensive. Thanks, Harrisburg!

To avoid posting recipes with this sort of ingredient is hard, particularly when the ingredient is a cordial. The fact is, most cordials that are generally available are crap. Most of them are made with corn syrup and nasty artificial flavors. If the choice is using something like DeKuyper and simply not using it at all, I simply pick a different recipe. Life is too short to drink bad liqueurs.

By: Cynthia Closkey

Cynthia Closkey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:04:56 +0000

I kind of wish you’d avoid posting recipes that include ingredients that are generally unavailable and too expensive. But this sounds yummy, so I’ll forgive you and look into special ordering.

By: peterb

peterb — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:15:49 +0000

I sure hope you don’t live in Pennsylvania, where it is both (a) generally unavailable without special ordering and (b) too expensive.

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:17:31 +0000

Normally, I don’t drink. But this article makes me want to go to a liquor store and pick up a bottle of Marie Brizard. Damn you.