Food & Beverage

St. Patrick's Day Cocktail Recipes

By Mary-Kate Dunphy Mar 14, 2014 1:00am

St. Patrick's Day Food & Beverage

St. Patrick's Day is one of the biggest bar holidays of the year, and while we all love ourselves some green beer, try to maximize profits by pushing some cocktails at your bar this year. You won't even need luck this St. Paddy's Day if you shake up some of these cocktails at your venue.

Roots Man Flip Created by John Lermayer 2 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve 3 oz. Guinness Stout 1 oz. Rich Simple Syrup 1 Whole Egg 2 Vanilla Pods Add all ingredients except for Guinness and shake for 30 seconds. Add ice and Guinness and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass and top with a pinch of cinnamon.

Minty Peach Martini Created by The Cocktail Guru Jonathan Pogash. 1½ oz. Van Gogh Cool Peach Vodka ½ oz. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. agave nectar 8-10 mint leaves Mint sprig, for garnish Add ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and shake very well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a mint sprig.

Irish Buck Created by Irish Mint Whiskey 2 oz. Irish Mist Whiskey 2 oz. Ginger Ale ¼ oz. Fresh Lime Juice Lime Wedge Add the whiskey and lime juice to a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lime wheel.

Irish Iced Tea Created by James Labe 1 Numi Decaf Ginger Lemon Tea 3 oz. fresh Cucumber Juice 1 ½ oz. Tequila Splash of Lemon Juice Infuse one tea bag in Tequila for thirty minutes, then remove bag, squeezing out excess. Combine and stir ingredients. Serve on the rocks. Garnish with Lime Wedge.

Dublin Dream Created by SKYY Vodka 1 ½ oz. SKYY Vodka 1 ½ oz. Irish Mist 1 ½ oz. Carolans Irish Cream 1 oz. Chambord Liqueur 1 oz. Fresh Cream Shake with ice and strain into chilled a Dublin glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Irish Knockout Created by Espolon Blanco Tequila 1 oz. Espolon Blanco Tequila ½ oz. Carolans Irish Cream ½ oz. Orange Liqueur Carefully layer each ingredient into a shot glass in the following order: orange liqueur, Espolon Tequila, Carolans Irish Crème. Serve with an orange wedge.

Irish Sparkle Created by Midori 1 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur Sparkling Wine Pour Midori into a flute and top with sparkling wine.

Irish Garden Variety Created by SKYY Vodka 1½ oz. SKYY Infusions Blood Orange 3 Basil Leaves, muddled 1½ oz. Carrot Juice 1½ oz. Fresh Sour Mix Top w/ Dash Angostura Bitters Optional – ¼ oz. Domaine de Canton Ginger 1 basil leaf for garnish Muddle basil in shaker. Combine rest of ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into glass. Top with a dash of Angostura bitters, garnish and serve.

The Blarney Stone Courtesy of Sobieski Vodka. 2 oz. Sobieski Bizon Grass Vodka Apple juice Pour Sobieski Bizon Grass vodka into a highball glass with ice. Add apple juice. Stir and serve.

Mexican Leprechauna a Courtesy of Skyy Spirits. 2 oz. Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila a ½ oz. Rose’s lime juice Ginger alea 1 lemon wedge, for garnish Pour Cabo Wabo Tequila and lime juice into a mixing glass half-filled with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon wedge.

St. Patrick's Day Food & Beverage