:Incredible Hulk (cocktail)
{{short description|Green-colored cocktail}}
{{Infobox cocktail
| iba =
| name = Incredible Hulk
| image =
| caption = A quick stir brings out the extraordinary green color
| type = cocktail
| flaming =
| hpnotiq = yes
| cognac = yes
| served = rocks
| garnish =
| drinkware = cocktail
| ingredients = *One part hpnotiq
- One part cognac
| prep = Stir together and serve over ice.
| notes =
| footnotes =
}}
An Incredible Hulk, Green Eyed Monster, Shrock, or Hip and Hen is a green-colored cocktail made by equal parts (2 fl oz each)[http://www.hpnotiq.com/ Hpnotiq.com official recipe] → Drink Recipes → Exotiq Cocktails → Incredible Hulk (No direct link is available due to the Adobe Flash interface.) Retrieved 2007-01-15.McCoy, Tabari (2004-04-15). "[http://www.intakeweekly.com/articles/6/020082-6886-151.html Drink Like a Rapper] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721182024/http://www.intakeweekly.com/articles/6/020082-6886-151.html |date=2006-07-21 }}". Intake Weekly. Retrieved 2006-12-20.Gibson, Ashley M. (2004-05-07). "[http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2004/05/10/tidbits1.html?page=5 Table Talk]". 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, 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.Govinda, Pamela (2002). [http://www.beveragenet.net/cheers/2004/0404/0404ml.asp "The Millennials At the Bar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429054245/http://www.beveragenet.net/cheers/2004/0404/0404ml.asp |date=2006-04-29 }}. Adams Beverage Group. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
Variations
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". 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.""[http://www.epicmealtime.com/videos/2011/6/14/masta-pasta.html Epic Meal Time - Masta Pasta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617211908/http://www.epicmealtime.com/videos/2011/6/14/masta-pasta.html |date=2011-06-17 }}"
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.
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