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Mint chocolate cocktail
A polar bear , After Eight or Peppermint Paddy (a play on
Peppermint Patty ) is a
mint chocolate
cocktail that tastes like a
York Peppermint Pattie or an
After Eight mint. It is usually made from
crème de cacao and
peppermint
schnapps , although
crème de menthe is a popular substitute.
A polar bear is usually served cold in a
shot glass . The typical ingredients are:
One popular recipe involves
shaking all ingredients with crushed ice and serving in a
shot glass with a
mint leaf as
garnish .
[1] The drink can also be served in a shot glass without ice, or "
on the rocks " in a
rocks glass .
Polar bear #2 , made with 3 oz.
vodka , 1 oz.
Blue Curaçao , and
7-up soda
[2]
Polar bear #3 , an alternate version made with 3 oz.
vodka , 1 oz.
lime juice , and
7-Up
[3]
Polar bear #4 , Polar Bear using
creme de cacao and
creme de menthe . This can either be layered or made in a cocktail shaker
[4]
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.
[5]
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 Curaçao , and
Sprite to fill.
[6]
Alaskan polar bear heater , made with 2 shots vodka, 1/2 shot rum, 1 handful bitters, a smidgen of vinegar, 1 shot vermouth, 1 shot gin, 1 shot of brandy, lemon peel, orange peel, 1 cherry, and 1 shot scotch (as seen in the film
The Nutty Professor )
Vodka and
Champagne cocktails with similar names:[
clarification needed ]
Czechoslovak polar bear / lední medvěd – a shot of vodka in a glass of Champagne
V2 (German pronunciation: "Fau tsvay") – two shots of vodka in champagne
Soyuz 3 – three shots of vodka in champagne
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