10 Great Drink Recipes for St Patrick's Day
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Alcoholic Beverages for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
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Irish Car Bomb
- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 5 min
Next to green beer, Irish Car Bombs are probably the most ordered drink on St. Patrick's Day. Brands I like: Jameson (whiskey) Bailey's (cream liqueur) and Guinness (stout beer)
Ingredients
- 3/4 fluid ounce Irish whiskey
- 3/4 fluid ounce Irish cream liqueur
- 6 fluid ounces Irish stout beer
Instructions
Fill a shot glass with half Irish whiskey and half Irish cream. Pour Irish stout beer into a pint glass. Drop in the shot glass and drink entire contents at once. *This is not a sipping drink - if you wait too long the cream will curdle.
The Dublin Handshake
St. Patrick's Day is about fun and friendship, so why not give peace a chance? Trade in that Irish Car Bomb for a Dublin Handshake, another Irish favorite.
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz Baileys Irish cream
- 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
- 3/4 oz Sloe gin
Instructions
Just combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake well, and strain in to a rocks glass with ice.
Irish Toasts
- 'Sláinte!' (pronounced 'slawn-cha'), which means Health! and is the equivalent to 'Cheers!'
- "Saint Patrick was a gentleman,
Who through strategy and stealth,
Drove all the snakes from Ireland,
Here's a toasting to his health.
But not too many toastings
Lest you lose yourself and then
Forget the good Saint Patrick
And see all those snakes again."
- "Here's to the land of the shamrock so green,
Here's to each lad and his darlin colleen,
Here's to the ones we love dearest and most.
May God bless old Ireland, that's this Irishman's toast!"
- "May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold-
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold."
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Irish Coffee
...or How to Start and End Your Day the Irish Way!
- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 5-10 min
- Total Time: 5-10 min
Irish Coffee is a favorite cocktail of mine because I love the combo of coffee and Irish Whiskey. It's also a really good way to end a St. Patrick's Day feast!
The History of Irish Coffee
The Port of Foyne was a busy air traffic point between Europe and United States in the 1930s and 1940s, carrying a diverse range of people from refugees and Royal members. It was the winter of 1934, the flight from Foyne left to New York in extremely bad weather that eventually caused the flight to return. Chef Joe Sheridan working at the restaurant in the terminal building offered tired passengers the coffee drink mixed with Irish whiskey. One American passenger asked if that's Brazilian coffee, and the chef answered, "that's Irish coffee."
History, recipe and photo courtesy of CocktailTimes.com
Ingredients
- 5 - 6 oz freshly brewed strong black coffee "Strong as a Friendly Hand "
- 2 oz Irish Whiskey "Smooth as the Wit of the Land"
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar "Sweet as the tongue of a Rogue"
- Fresh whipped cream "Rich as an Irish Brogue "
Instructions
In a warm stemmed whiskey goblet, pour one jigger of Irish whiskey. (A mug or tall clear coffee cup will also do.)
Add one spoon of brown sugar and fill with strong black coffee within one inch of brim.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and top off with whipped cream, slightly aerated by pouring it over the back of a spoon.
Do not stir after adding the cream as the true flavor is obtained by drinking the hot coffee and Irish whiskey through the cream.
Irish Gold
Celebrating leprechauns and treasures at the end of the rainbow...
Ingredients
- 2 oz Irish Whiskey
- 2 oz ginger ale
- 1 oz peach schnapps
- splash of orange juice
Instructions
Combine the the whiskey, schnapps, and juice in a Collins glass filled with ice and top with ginger ale. Add a lime for garnish.
Dublin Dream
Too Many of These and You'll Be Sayin' Nighty-Nite!
- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 5 min
Recipe and photo courtesy CocktailTimes.com
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Irish Mist Liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz Carolan's Irish Cream
- 1 1/2 oz SKYY Vodka
- 1 oz Chambord Liqueur
- 1 oz fresh cream
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a chilled rocks glass or martini glass.
Garnish with a mint sprig
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Hot Chocolate with a Kick
- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 5-6 min
- Total Time: 5-6 min
If you enjoy the taste of hazelnut but don't like coffee, you'll most likely enjoy this warm and toasty creation.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur
- 4 oz hot chocolate
- Fresh whipped cream
- Chopped hazelnuts (optional)
Instructions
Stir thoroughly whiskey, liqueur and hot chocolate. Add a thick cap of whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped, toasted hazelnuts.
Emerald Isle Cocktail
Bring on the Gin
There are several variations of an Emerald Isle floating around, including one that uses vodka instead of gin, bitters flavored with mint and Chartreuse liqueur. Here is the basic cocktail recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Gin
- 1 Tsp Creme de Menthe liqueur
- 2 dashes bitters
Instructions
Add all into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
Pour into a cocktail glass
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Irish Flag
- Serves: 1
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 5 min
Nothing says St. Patty's day than actually drinking the colors of the Irish Flag!
Recipe and photo courtesy of Gunaxin Grub
Ingredients
- 1/3 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
- 1/3 oz Crème de menthe (green)
- 1/3 oz Grand Marnier Liqueur (orange)
Instructions
First, pour the crème de menthe into a glass. Next, slowly pour the Bailey's Irish cream over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top of the Creme de Menthe. Finally, slowly pour the Grand Marnier over the back of the spoon so that it floats on top of the Bailey's Irish creme and voilà!
Irish Kiss
If green beer, Irish whiskey or cream don't whet your whistle, put your lips together and blow... a champagne based Irish Kiss!
Ingredients
- 4 oz Brut Champagne
- 1 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- Green food coloring
Instructions
To start, add two drops of green food coloring to 1/2 cup of sugar and mix well. Rub a champagne flute rim with lime and dip it in your green sugar mixture. Fill with champagne and liqueur. You can use the lime for garnish as well. You'll have plenty of the green sugar to mix up multiples for your friends.
Irish Depth Charge
"May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you're dead." For one more killer drink, try the depth charge, Irish style.
Courtesy of Gunaxin Grub
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 6 oz Guinness stout
- 6 oz Bass pale ale 6 oz Bass pale ale 6 oz Bass pale ale
Instructions
Pour a double shot of vodka into a shot glass and press firmly to the bottom of a pint glass. Fill the bottom with Bass Ale, and careful fill the top with Guinness, creating a Black and Tan. Remove the double shot glass from the drink and have at it.
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23squidoo
Mar 28, 2012 @ 6:09 pm | delete
- Mmmmm.. I'm a big fan of special drinks for special days. Thanks for sharing these! Angel Blessed!
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karmicchristian
Mar 22, 2012 @ 1:20 pm | delete
- Cheers! St. Patrick would have certainly liked these, half as much as I enjoyed it! :))
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TTMall
Mar 17, 2012 @ 8:11 am | delete
- Loved Your Lens! You really put a lot of good information in it.
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kiwinana71
Mar 17, 2012 @ 12:02 am | delete
- Great selection of Irish drinks.Thanks for sharing. Happy St Patrick's day.
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vallain Mar 16, 2012 @ 11:16 pm | delete
- I made a lens about Irish coffee, but missed all these other drinks. Looks like you covered it well. Happy St Patrick's Day.
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