Five Essential Irish Whiskey Cocktails For St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day is on the horizon and what you don’t need is a blog telling you about how great Irish beer is, we’re pretty sure you’re all caught up on that one! What is a little less known however, are the amazing cocktails that can be made using Irish Whiskey. Here are five of our favourites!

 

Bailey's Espresso Martini

 

Ingredients

• 50ml Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur
• 25ml Belvedere Vodka
• 25ml Espresso Coffee
• Coffee Beans

Method

• Using a cocktail shaker shake the Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur with the Belvedere Vodka, espresso coffee and ice.
• Strain into a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with three coffee beans

 

The Southie Fizz

 

Ingredients

• 40ml O'Cathain 8yo Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• 85ml Brewdog Punk IPA
• 15ml Aperol
• 15ml grapefruit soda

Method

• Combine all ingredients except the beer and shake with ice.
• Pour in glass, do not strain.
• Top with Brewdog Punk IPA.

 

Serpent-less Swizzle

 

Ingredients

• 45ml Peaky Blinders Irish Whiskey
• 20ml Martini Bianco Vermouth
• 20ml lemon juice
• 15ml grenadine

Method

• Add all the ingredients to a Pilsner glass.

• Fill with crushed ice and swizzle vigorously until slightly frothy.
• Garnish with a large sprig of mint and a pickled cherry.

 

Sour Irishman

 

Ingredients

• 50ml Paddy 1779 Irish Whisky
• 15ml Drambuie
• 30ml lemon juice
• 20ml ginger-honey syrup

Method

• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
• Strain into a martini glass.

 

Green Apple Whiskey

Ingredients

• 30ml Jameson Irish Whiskey
• 15ml Disaronno Amaretto
• 170ml Hawkes Urban Orchard Cider

Method

• Add ice, whiskey and amaretto to a pint glass.
• Pour cider to the top.
  
• Stick a straw in, give it a whirl, and enjoy.