Polar Bear (cocktail)

Polar Bear
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	Polar Bear cocktail
Type	Mixed drink shooter/drink shot
Primary alcohol by volume	Schnapps; Crème de cacao;
Served	blended, on the rocks or neat
	Classic Polar Bear recipe at DrinksMixer.com
	* Polar Bear recipe at CocktailDB

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.

Preparation

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 Curacao 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 Curacao and Sprite to fill.^[6]