Cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up next week! While it's not a common celebration in our country, it's always fun to join the festivities from across the globe with cocktails inspired by the occasion. Get ready for a day filled with green, clovers, and pots of gold! Try your hand at crafting vibrant drinks that bring a little luck to your glass. Cheers to good vibes and even better sips!
- The Irish Maid
In contrast to the usual beer enjoyed on this day, this cocktail is light, refreshing and bright – perfect to sip on during parties.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Irish Whisky
- 3 slices of cucumber
- 0.5 ounce Elderflower Liqueur
- 0.75 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75- ounce Simple Syrup with a drop of honey (honey is optional)
- Ice Cubes
Instructions:
- Into a pitcher or a shake, drop in two (2) slices of cucumber. Use a muddler to mash cucumbers.
- Add whiskey, Elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, and lots of ice.
- Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a wheel of fresh cucumber.
- Pot o' Gold Shots
Looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Here they are! You can make a big batch so everyone can feel lucky.
Ingredients:
- 1 (3.4-oz) package lemon or pineapple gelatin mix
- 1/2 cup cold whiskey
- 1 cup whipped cream
- Gold sprinkles
- 6 rainbow candy belts, cut into 2-inch pieces
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add gelatin mix and stir until dissolved. Turn off heat and stir in a cup more water and the whiskey. Place 16 plastic shot glasses on a baking sheet and pour in mixture until each is two-thirds full.
- Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
- Top each with a dollop of whipped cream and gold sprinkles. Place a rainbow candy belt on top, forming it into a semicircle like a rainbow, before serving.
- Gold Rush Cocktail
Manifest luck and gold into your life with this cocktail! This drink is similar to a whiskey sour, so if you love that – you’ll enjoy this.
Ingredients:
- 4 oz. water
- 2 oz. honey
- 3 oz. bourbon whiskey
- 2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- Ice cubes
- Lemon peel, for garnish
Instructions:
- In a heatproof measuring cup, combine water and honey. Microwave on High, stirring occasionally, until honey is dissolved, about 30 seconds.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine honey syrup, whiskey, and lemon juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until the outside of the shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds.
- Strain into 2 ice-filled rocks glasses.
- Garnish with lemon peel.
- Irish Coffee
Coffee and whisky? Yes, please! Whether you drink this to start your night or to end it, this is a perfect drink to indulge in.
Ingredients:
- 16 oz. hot water
- 2 tsp. light brown sugar
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- 2 oz. Irish whiskey
- 1/2 cup heavy cream for topping
- Chocolate shavings, for garnish
Instructions:
- Fill 2 mugs with hot water and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Pour out water and add 1 teaspoon light brown sugar to each mug.
- Pour over hot coffee and stir to dissolve sugar, then pour in whiskey.
- In a separate bowl with an electric mixer or by hand, whisk cream until soft peaks form. Cream should be thick but still pourable.
- Top coffee with cream by gently pouring over the back of a warm spoon to form a thick layer on top of coffee.
- Garnish with chocolate shavings.
- Shamrock Smash
We can't have a list of St. Patrick's Day cocktails without a shamrock-inspired drink. This is what you have been waiting for!
Ingredients:
- 1 large plus 1 small fresh mint sprigs
- 2 lime wedges
- 1/2 oz. simple syrup
- Ice
- 1 large egg white
- 2 oz. seltzer
- 2 oz. sour apple liqueur
- 1 oz. vodka
Instructions:
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle large mint sprig, lime wedges, and simple syrup until mint leaves start to bruise and lime wedges release their juices.
- Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add egg white, seltzer, apple liqueur, and vodka.
- Cover and vigorously shake until the outside of the shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.
- Strain into a coupe or small wine glass.
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Garnish with a small mint sprig.