An Incredible Hulk, Green Eyed Monster, Shrock, or Hip and Hen is a green-colored
cocktail
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Most commonly, cocktails are either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as tonic water, fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. Cocktails vary widely across ...
made by equal parts (2 fl oz each)
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Drink Like a Rapper
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. ''Charlotte Business Journal''. Retrieved 2006-12-20. of the fruit liqueur
Hpnotiq and
Hennessy brand
cognac poured over ice. It is named after the
Marvel Comics character
Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
, who is sometimes referred to as the Incredible Hulk.
History
The drink was created at a Hpnotiq launch event by a restaurant bartender 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.
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"The Millennials At the Bar"
. ''Adams Beverage Group''. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
Variations
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.
Culture
The Incredible Hulk cocktail has been referenced in songs such as "Incredible Hulk" by the Memphis rap group Stress Free Fam and has appeared in
music videos. It was also mentioned in ''
The Boondocks'' episode "
The Story of Thugnificent
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".
''
Epic Meal Time'', a
YouTube cooking show, featured cocktail at the start of the episode "Masta Pasta" with Muscles Glasses being punched repeatedly in the chest. As Dave's punching stops to complain that his hand hurts, someone off-camera says, "That's what Incredible Hulk does to you."
[Epic Meal Time - Masta Pasta]
It can also be seen in the
post-credits scene of
The Incredible Hulk where
General Ross is drinking a glass of the cocktail at a bar.
References
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