Polar Bear (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 wafer. It is usually made from crème de cacao and peppermint schnapps, although crème de menthe is a popular substitute.

Polar Bear
Cocktail
Polar Bear cocktail
TypeMixed drink shooter/drink shot
Primary alcohol by volume
Servedblended, on the rocks or neat
Classic Polar Bear recipe at DrinksMixer.com "Polar Bear". CocktailDB. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015.

Preparation

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

  • 1 oz. (28ml) creme de cacao liqueur
  • 1 oz. (28ml) 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.[1] The drink can also be served in a shot glass without ice, or "on the rocks" in a rocks glass.

Variations
  • 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 3​1⁄2 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 Curacao and Sprite to fill.[6]
  • Czechoslovak Polar Bear / Lední medvěd, 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.


See also

References
  1. Classic Polar Bear recipe
  2. Polar Bear recipe using vodka, Blue Curacao, and 7-up
  3. Polar Bear using vodka, lime juice, and 7-Up
  4. Polar Bear recipe using creme de cacao and creme de menthe
  5. Polar Bear Cooler using dark rum, red vermouth, lime juice, orange juice and 7-Up
  6. Polar Bear Drink Recipe
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