Celebrate the Irish holiday with your favorite green drink. It doesn’t have to be beer. Take one of these great recipes with you to this year’s festivities and be a hit with your host for St. Patrick’s Day.
Green Chili
1 part Hiram Walker Peach Schnapps
1 part Midori
Dash Tabasco Sauce
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
Green Devil
1 oz. Bombay Gin
1/2 oz. Crème de Menthe
1/2 oz. Rose’s Lime Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
Green Hornet
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/4 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Sweet & Sour Mix
Shake with ice; serve straight up or over ice.
Green Lizard
1 oz. Chartreuse (Green)
1 oz. Bacardi 151 Rum
1/4 oz. Rose’s Lime Juice
Layer this drink by pouring Chartreuse first, then the Rum, and then the Lime Juice.
Green Parrot
1-1/2 oz. Appleton Estate Rum
4 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Blue Curaçao
Pour ingredients, one at a time in the order listed into large stemmed glass over ice. Do not mix. Garnish with an Orange Slice.
Green Sneaker
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Orange Juice
Stir with ice, strain, and serve straight up.
Shamrock Cocktail #1
1-1/2 oz. Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz. French Vermouth
1/4 oz. Green Crème de Menthe
Stir well with cracked ice and strain or serve over ice. Garnish with an Olive.
Shamrock Cocktail #2
1-1/2 oz. Irish Whiskey
3/4 oz. Green Crème de Menthe
4 oz. Vanilla Ice Cream
Mix all ingredients in a blender at high speed until smooth. Pour into a chilled wine goblet.
Shamrocked
2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz. Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz. Carolans Cream Liqueur
Combine ingredients and shake thoroughly. Serve in a 3-oz. shot glass.
This drink is a hot bar shot in New York these days.
St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail
3/4 oz. Irish Whiskey
3/4 oz. Green Crème de Menthe
3/4 oz. Green Chartreuse
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Stir well with cracked ice and strain into a cocktail glass.