March Cocktails – Sensational Irish Sips

March 1, 2020

Written by:

Pam Hendrix

It’s time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these luck o’ the Irish traditions. Whiskey and Irish cream are traditional ingredients, but our cocktails are ready to twist it up. From pixies and whiskeys to hooligans and shenanigans, it time to get your green on!

Frisky Whiskey | 1 ounce Irish whiskey, 1 ounce green chartreuse, 1 ounce maraschino liqueur, 1 ounce lime, 3-5 mint leaves. Combine the Irish Whiskey, green chartreuse and maraschino liqueur into cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Stir in the lime juice. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with a mint leaf.

Kiss Of The Pixie | 2 ounces melon liqueur, 4 ounces sweet and sour mix, 2 ounces lemon-lime soda, ½ ounce fresh lime juice. Fill shaker with ice. Add melon liqueor, sweet and sour mix, lime juice and lemon-lime soda. Shake well and pour into glass over ice. Add fruit garish and top with lemon-lime soda if desired.

Irish Dream | 1½ ounces Irish cream liqueur, 1½ ounces Irish whiskey, 2 ounces brewed strong coffee-chilled, ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, Mint leaf. Fill cocktail shaker half full with ice. Add Irish cream liqueur, Irish whiskey, coffee and vanilla extract. Shake until well mixed and chilled. Strain into coupe glass.Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Hooligans and Shenanigans | 2 slices of cucumber-skinned and diced, 2 slices of kiwi-skinned and diced, Small sprig of fresh dill, 1½ ounces gin, Drizzle of elderflower liqueur, Drizzle of fresh lime juice. Muddle cucumber, kiwi and fresh dill in the base of a cocktail shaker. Add gin elderflower drizzle and lime juice. Add in a large scoop of ice. Shake vigorously, then double strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with cucumber slice.

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Credits: Frisky Whiskey, Hooligans and Shenanigans, Irish Dream, Kiss Of The Pixie, March 2020 Cocktails, Sensational Irish Sips

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