| A quick stir brings out the extraordinary green color | |
| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| Commonly used ingredients | |
| Preparation | Stir together and serve over ice. |
An Incredible Hulk, Green Eyed Monster, or Hip and Hen is a green-colored cocktail made by equal parts (2 fl oz each)[1][2][3] of the fruit liqueur Hpnotiq and Hennessy brand cognac poured over ice. It is named for the famously green comic book superhero, the Hulk.
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The drink was created at a Hpnotiq launch event by a restaurant bartender Kenneth Surita at Sean Combs' New York City restaurant, Justin's. A Hpnotiq employee noticed many women but few men drinking his company's liquor, because the men considered the blue, fruity drink to be too effeminate. Victor Alvarez, a bartender at the restaurant, mixed Hennessy with Hpnotiq to dilute the fruity flavor, resulting in a green beverage that quickly became a hit.[4]
The name 'Incredible Hulk' is also widely used amongst students in the North of England to describe a cocktail consisting of equal parts of WKD Blue and lager. It is commonly asserted that it is impossible to drink a British pint of this cocktail without vomiting before the drink has fully passed through one's system, although it is likely that this is based more on hearsay than on evidence.
The Incredible Hulk cocktail has been referenced in song and has appeared in music videos. It was also mentioned in The Boondocks episode "The Story of Thugnificent".[2] Epic Meal Time, a YouTube cooking show, featured cocktail at the start of the show with Muscles Glasses being punched repeatedly in the chest. As the man punching stops to complain that his hand hurts someone off-camera says, "That's what Incredible Hulk does to you."[5]
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