Your St. Patrick’s Day celebration just wouldn’t be complete without raising your glass and making a toast to good health and good friends. But the real question is, what should you put in that glass?
Most people will reach for a pint of Guinness or a glass of Irish whiskey, but if that’s not style, there are all manner of delightful Irish, Irish-inspired, or just plain festive beverages to serve on this holiday.
We’ve put together the following fun drink recipes that are sure to be a hit this St. Patrick’s Day:
Shamrock Sour
Ingredients:
2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
½ part Green Chartreuse
½ part Lemon Juice
½ part Grapefruit Juice
½ part Agave Syrup* (To make, combine equal parts of water with Agave Syrup)
¼ part Egg White
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake without ice to blend. Add ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice in a double rocks glass and garnish with a mint sprig and a lemon wheel.
The Shamrock
Ingredients:
1½ oz. Maestro Dobel Tequila
½ oz. Sour Apple Liqueur
¼ oz. Agave Nectar
2 oz. Lime Juice
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with thinly-sliced green apples.
Irish Breakfast Shot
Ingredients:
½ part Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
½ part DeKuyper Buttershots
1 part Orange Juice
1 slice of Bacon
To Serve:
Enjoy the Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey and DuKyper Buttershots, followed immediately by the orange juice. Finish with a slice of bacon.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
at 12:45 pm
These are great cocktails!
I will be drinking much on St Pattys weekend here in NYC!
Phil
http://www.blog.theregularguynyc.com