By Kieran Brennan | Assistant Buyer: Beer & Spirits
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2023 in style with some mouth-watering cocktails inspired by Ireland's national day, March 17th. This trio of classic cocktail recipes, each with a green twist in honour of the occasion, are easy to make, taste great and look the part too!
Green Jersey Margarita
- 350ml green juice
- 120ml lime juice
- 180ml Tequila
- 120ml Triple Sec
Serves 4
Method
- Put a little salt on a saucer, then wipe the rim of your martini glass with lime juice.
- Turn the glass upside down in the salt and twist to coat.
- Stir the ingredients and a little ice together or put them in a cocktail shaker to combine.
- Strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with a slice of lime.
Expert tip: Just about any "green" juice, such as simple store-bought apple juice, will work for this recipe. However, if you're feeling adventurous you can make up your own juice - you'll need two green apples, a cucumber, two limes and a generous handful of spinach. Juice all the ingredients together or simply blend and strain.
Shamrock Sour
- 50ml Irish Whiskey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- 12½ ml sugar syrup
- 1 drop of green food colouring
- Ice
- Squeeze of half a lemon
Method
- Shake all of the ingredients (except for the lemon zest) hard with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
- Squeeze the lemon zest, add the garnish and serve.
Fuzzy Leprechaun
- 15ml Peach Schnapps
- 15ml Blue Curacao
- 35ml Vodka
- 100ml orange juice
- 100ml pineapple juice
Method
- Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
- Strain into a glass and garnish with a cherry and orange slice.
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