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Vaca Verde (Green Cow)

Anytime · Breakfast/brunch · Creamy (e.g. Dirty banana)

3.9 15 ratings

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Green crème de menthe
3 2/3 oz Milk (whole/full 3-4% fat)

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

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Flavour profile

4.8% alc./vol. · 0.6 standard drinks · 204 calories

History

This drink is a minty milkshake, with two parts milk to one part crème de menthe.

The Vaca Verde, which means Green Cow in Spanish, was a popular cocktail in Spain's Basque Country during the 1970s and 80s. It was especially favored in the capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and at the region's many festivals.