Going Green: The Best St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
1. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Have A Drink For Us!
Yes, honey! We love St. Patrick’s Day even though we’re not Irish. There’s nothing like an amazing holiday that encourages you to drink up. In case you want to keep the party at home, we’ve got a list of delicious cocktails you can make for St. Patty’s Day at home.
2. Lucky Charm (KTCHN Restaurant)
Ingredients:
2 ounces Tequila
1 ounce Sour Apple Pucker
1/4 ounce Melon Liqueur
1-ounce fresh lime juice
2 lime wheels Garnish
Directions:
Add all ingredients into bar shaker and shake well, serve in a Collins glass. Float lime wheels as garnish
3. Green With Envy (Warren Whitmore, Pacha NYC)
Ingredients:
1/2 ounce of Jameson
1/2-ounce apple schnapps
Directions:
Shaken and strained into a champagne flute . Topped with champagne. Cherry garnish
4. Cruzan Good Luck Punch
Ingredients:
1 750ml Bottle Cruzan® Strawberry Rum
24 parts Ginger Ale
6 parts Fresh Lime Juice
6 Rosemary Sprigs, Rosemary Ice Blocks
Directions:
Pour rum into a punchbowl & add 4 sprigs of rosemary. Give it a quick stir. Let the mixture sit for one hour at room temperature. Remove the sprigs of rosemary. Add lime juice.
5. Modern Green Lantern
Ingredients:
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
1 ½ oz. melon liqueur
Splash of ginger ale
3 lime wedges
long green lime spiral
Directions:
In a rocks glass, muddle 3 lime wedges. Add Lucid Absinthe, melon liqueur and ice to a shaker. Shake thoroughly and strain into lime muddled rocks glass. Add a splash of ginger ale and a lime spiral for garnish.
6. Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
1 oz. CAMUS VS Elegance Cognac
5 oz. black coffee
1 ½ oz. whipped cream
Directions:
Grated chocolate and cinnamon sticks for garnish
Add CAMUS VS Elegance Cognac and black coffee to your favorite coffee cup. Add sugar and gently float whipped cream on top. Sprinkle with grated chocolate, add cinnamon sticks and serve.
7. Bit Of Blarney
Ingredients:
1 ¼ oz. Sobieski Vodka
¼ oz. apple schnapps
1 tbsp. sour mix
Directions:
Apple slice for garnish
Shake all ingredients in shaker and serve in martini glass. Garnish with apple slice.
8. Dublin Delight
Ingredients:
50 ml Belvedere Vodka / Citrus / BM
75 ml Tomato Juice
15 ml Merlot
5 ml simple syrup
5 ml Worcestershire Sauce
2 drops Tabasco
Pinch Celery Salt
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and throw mixture between two tins. Pour over fresh ice into a highball glass and garnish with a celery stalk.
9. Lucky Mojito
Ingredients:
50 ml Belvedere Lemon Tea
15 ml simple syrup
3-4 wedges of lime
Handful of mint
Splash Fever Tree Soda Water
Directions:
Gently muddle limes and mint with simple syrup in base of a highball glass. Add Belvedere Lemon Tea and a small scoop of crushed ice and churn. Re-top with more crushed ice and a splash of soda. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
10. Shamrock Shake
Ingredients:
50 ml Belvedere Vodka
20 ml lemon juice
15 ml simple syrup
Dash egg white
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and dry shake to emulsify egg white. Add ice and shake vigorously. Fine strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and discard.
11. Luck O The Mojito
Ingredients
· 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
· 4 Fresh Mint Leaves
· 2 Teaspoons Sugar
· 1/2 Cup brewed and chilled Green Tea
· 1 ounce white rum
Directions
In a zombie glass, muddle the lime juice, mint and sugar together until the leaves are lightly bruised. Add ice until the glass is almost full and then pour in the rum and green tea. Stir. By: Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs
12. Irish Jello Shots
Ingredients
· 1 package Lime Jello (3 ounces)
· 1 cup boiling water
· 1 cup chilled Jameson Irish Whisky
Directions
Combine the Jello and boiling water in a bowl. Stir until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Let set until it comes to room temperature. Slowly stir in the whisky. Pour into a glass shot glasses and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. By: Andrea Correale