Drinks Using Peppermint Schnapps

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A Polar Bear, After Eight or Peppermint Paddy (a play on Peppermint Pattie) is a mint chocolate cocktail that tastes like a York Peppermint Pattie or an After Eight wafer. It is usually made from crème de cacao and peppermint schnapps, although crème de menthe is a popular substitute.

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Preparation

Polar Bear is usually served cold in a shot glass. The typical ingredients are:

• 1 oz. creme de cacao liqueur
• 1 oz. peppermint schnapps liqueur

One popular recipe involves shaking all ingredients with crushed ice and serving in a shot glass with a mint leaf as garnish. The drink can also be served in a shot glass without ice, or "on the rocks" in a rocks glass.

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Variations

• Polar Bear #2, made with 3 oz. vodka, 1 oz. Blue Curaçao and 7-up soda.
• Polar Bear #3, an alternate version made with 3 oz. vodka, 1 oz. lime juice and 7-Up
• Polar Bear #4, Polar Bear using creme de cacao and creme de menthe. This can either be layered or made in a cocktail shaker
• Polar Bear Cooler, using 2 oz. dark rum, 1 oz. red vermouth, 1 oz. lime juice, 1/2 orange juice, and 3¹/₂ oz. 7-Up. Pour into a Collins glass filled with broken ice and add a spiral of lemon. Garnish with an orange wedge and cherry. Serve with straws.
• Polar Bear in a Blizzard, made with 1 oz. white chocolate cream liqueur, 1 oz. peppermint schnapps liqueur, and 1 oz. vodka
• Polar Bear Drink, made with 1 shot vodka, 1 shot Blue Curacao and Sprite to fill.
• Czechoslovak Polar Bear / Lední medv?d, a shot of vodka in a glass of Champagne,

gradations:, *V2 (German pronunciation: "Fau tsvay") - two shots of vodka in champagne

• Soyuz 3 - 3 shots of vodka in champagne.

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