Are your St. Patrick’s Day cocktails Irish enough?

March 15, 2012

While preparing my seasonal lists of specialty cocktails, I am often faced with the question “Does this recipe actually represent the spirit of the holiday?” But never more so than St. Patrick’s Day. Is it enough if the drink is green but actually holds no Irish ingredients? Or must it include Irish brands and/or spirits? [...]

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Your Grandmother’s Irish

March 15, 2012

Sweetened Ice Tea 1 ounce Green Chartreuse 1 ounce Bailey’s Irish Creme Pour Chartreuse and tea over cracked ice and stir. Pour Bailey’s over the top. Serve in a tall tea glass with sprig of mint.

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Irish Afternoon

March 15, 2012

1 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream 1/2 ounce Frangelico 1/2 ounce Kahula fill hot black coffee whipped cream Build in mug. Top with whipped cream.

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Ultimat Shamrock’n-tini

March 15, 2012

2 oz Ultimat vodka ½ oz green creme de menth Splash creme de cocoa Splash cream Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake until frothy. Strain into martini glass.

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Rusty Irishman

March 15, 2012

1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey 3/4 oz Drambuie lemon twist Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Garnish with lemon twist.

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Ultimat Irish Redhead

March 15, 2012

1 oz Ultimat vodka 1/2 Irish whiskey 2 oz cranberry juice In a shaker filled with ice shake all ingredients. Strain into rocks glass with cubed ice. Garnish with mint and a cherry with a stem.

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Goldshlager’s Irish Gold

March 15, 2012

3/4 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream 3/4 oz Goldschlager Cinnamon Schnapps Pour Goldshlager and Bailey’s Irish Cream in shot glass and stir.

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Ultimat Irishman

March 15, 2012

2 oz Ultimat vodka 1/2 oz dry vermouth 1/2 oz Irish whiskey lemon twist for garnish Pour Irish whiskey into a chilled cocktail glass. Swirl to coat cup and drain. Combine vodka and dry vermouth in cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

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Lucky Leprechaun

March 9, 2012

1 oz Southern Comfort 1/2 oz Irish whiskey 1/2 oz Midori melon liqueur 1/2 oz Malibu rum 6 oz pineapple juice 1 dash blue Curacao lime wedge Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve in a hurricane glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and cherry with stem.

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Kilted Black Leprechaun

March 9, 2012

1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish cream 1/2 oz Malibu coconut rum 1/2 oz Drambuie scotch whisky Layer ingredients in the above order into a shot glass.

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