Irish Cocktail Recipes
Everybody's Irish,Irish Eyes,Irish Spring,Irish Martini,Irish Coffee
Feb 22, 2007
And these great cocktail recipes make it easy to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a bit of Irish style.
Everybody’s Irish
- 2 oz. Irish whiskey
- 1 oz. green creme de menthe
- 1 oz. Chartreuse
Pour the ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail olive.
Irish Eyes
- 1 oz. Irish whiskey
- ¼ oz. green creme de menthe
- 2 oz. cream
Pour the ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Irish Spring
- 1 oz. Irish whiskey
- ¼ oz. peach brandy
- 1 oz. orange juice
- 1 oz. sweet & sour mix
Combine in a collins glass with ice and stir well. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
Four Leaf Clover
- 1 oz. Irish whiskey
- 2 oz. orange juice
- 2 oz. sweet & sour mix
- splash of green creme de menthe
Pour the first three ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Float the green creme de menthe on top.
Irish Martini
- 3 oz. vodka
- ½ oz. dry vermouth
- ½ oz. Irish whiskey
Pour the Irish whiskey into a chilled cocktail glass, and swirl around the glass until the inside is coated. Drain the excess whiskey. Combine the vodka and vermouth in a shake half-filled with cracked ice, and shake well. Strain into the cocktail glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.
Wild Irish Rose
- 2 oz. Irish whiskey
- ¾ oz. lemon juice
- ½ oz. grenadine
- 2 oz. soda water
Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ¾ glass of broken ice. Stir & serve.
Irish Highball
- 2 oz. Irish whiskey
- 4 oz. ginger ale
Put 2-3 ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass. Pour whiskey over ice, and fill with ginger ale.
Paddy’s Girl
- 4 oz. Irish whiskey
- 4 oz. Irish cream liqueur
- 4 oz. chocolate liqueur
- 4 oz. chilled espresso
Pour ingredients into a blender filled with crushed ice, and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a margarita glass, and serve garnished with chocolate shavings.
Irish Coffee
It’s possible that one of the only true Irish drinks that Americans enjoy is Irish coffee. The only way to go is with the traditional Irish recipe. Into a stemmed glass, put two teaspoons of brown sugar. Fill the glass about 1/3 full with Irish whiskey, then add 2/3 very hot, very strong freshly brewed coffee. Stir well until all of the sugar is dissolved, then carefully float a collar of lightly whipped cream. Don’t stir any more, and serve without a spoon or a straw – the hot coffee should be sipped through the cool cream.
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Find still more Irish whiskey cocktails, or try Irish Shooter Recipes.
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