20 Cocktail Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day 2021 & Beyond
Winter 2021 is almost behind us, and now Spring 2021 is just about here, signaling that beach season is just around the corner. On behalf of The Hype Magazine, I have rounded up 20 recipes for mixed drinks from top brands and acclaimed mixologists, as featuring a variety of spirits.
A’PEAR’antly Oblivious
Courtesy of Heather Wibbels (@Cocktail_contessa)
Ingredients:
– 2 slices fresh pear, chopped
– 2 small fresh figs
– 1/4 oz Besamim spiced liqueur
– 1/2 lemon juice
– 1/2 oz simple syrup
– 2 oz McConnell’s Irish Whisky
– 1 egg white
Method:
– Shake all ingredients together for 30-60 seconds.
– Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Tipperary
Courtesy of Ebby Kurian (@ebbydranks)
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz McConnell’s Irish Whisky
– 1 oz sweet vermouth
– 0.5 oz green chartreuse
– 0.5 oz chilled water
– 1 bar spoon cane sugar syrup
– 2 dashes orange bitters
– Garnish: orange peel wrapped maraschino cherries
Method:
– Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir until well chilled.
– Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
– Garnish with orange peel wrapped maraschino cherries.
Red Apple Highball
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label
– 3 oz Apple Juice
– 1.5 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer
– Glassware: Highball
– Garnish: apple slice
Method:
– Build all ingredients into an ice-filled highball glass.
– Garnish with an apple slice.
Johnnie Walker Lemon Highball
Created by mixologist Aidan Bowie
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label
– 4.5 oz Fever Tree Soda Water
– 1 lemon wedge squeezed
– Glassware: Highball
– Garnish: lemon wedge
Method:
– Combine ingredients in a highball glass over ice and stir.
– Garnish with a lemon peel.
Té Recuerdo Mezcal
For Mardi Gras
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Recuerdo Mezcal Joven
– 3 oz black tea
– 1 oz peach juice / nectar
– 0.5 oz lime juice
– 0.5 oz simple syrup
– Club soda
– Garnish: slice of peach, slice of lime
Method:
– Shake all the ingredients except for the club soda over ice.
– Strain and serve into a highball glass with fresh ice.
– Top off with a dash of club soda.
– Garnish with a slice of peach and a slice of lime.
Recuerdo Mezcal Banshee
For St. Patrick’s Day
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Recuerdo Mezcal Joven
– 4 peeled pieces of cucumber (2 inch section, quartered), reserving the peel for garnish
– 5 basil leaves
– 2 tablespoons brown sugar
– 1 oz lime juice
– Club soda
Method:
– Muddle the cucumber, basil, brown sugar, and lime juice in a shaker before adding the Recuerdo Mezcal and ice and shaking.
– Strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice.
– Top with club soda.
– Garnish with a cucumber peel.
Matcha Margarita
Cointreau fans ought to take note of there being a Cointreau Margarita Escapes Kit available via Cocktail Courier for a limited time only
Ingredients:
– 1 oz Cointreau
– 2 oz Blanco Tequila
– 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
– 0.5 tsp Matcha Green Tea Powder
– Glass: Old Fashioned
– Garnish: lime slice
Method:
– Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
– Add ice and shake until well-chilled.
– Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass.
– Garnish with a lime slice.
Black Gold
Ingredients:
– 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel
– 0.05 oz Orgeat
– 0.05 oz Fresh Lime Juice
– 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
– Glass: Nick & Nora (chilled)
– Garnish: lime speel
Method:
– Add all ingredients to a tin, then add ice.
– Shake and strain into chilled Nick & Nora glass.
– Garnish with a lime peel.
Spicy Jalapeno X Volley Margarita
Ingredients:
– 1 can of Zesty Lime Volley Tequila Seltzer
– 1 oz of Mezcal (e.g. Recuerdo)
– 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
– 3/4 oz pineapple juice
– 5-6 slices of green jalapeno.
Method:
– In a tin, muddle jalapenos with ½ oz of lime juice.
– Add 3/4 oz of Pineapple juice, 1 oz of Mezcal, and one can of Zesty Lime Volley.
– Stir all ingredients and pour into a large glass over ice. Enjoy!
– And if you like it extra spicy, add a few dashes of tabasco.
Volley Cucumber Skinny Margarita
Ingredients:
– 1 can of Zesty Lime Volley Tequila Seltzer
– 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
– Sliced limes
– Sliced cucumber
– Pinch of Kosher salt
– Glass: Margarita
– Optional: Salt
Method:
– In a tin, muddle 5 slices of cucumber, 2 lime wedges, and a 1/2 oz of lime juice.
– Add 1 can of Zesty lime Volley Tequila seltzer and a pinch of salt.
– Tumble with ice and pour into your favorite margarita glass.
– Salt the rim in advance (optional).
St-Germain Spritz
Ingredients:
– 2 parts Martini & Rossi
– 1 1/2 parts St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
– 2 parts sparkling water
– Garnish: lemon twist
Method:
– Fill a tall Collins glass with ice.
– Add Martini & Rossi first, then St-Germain, then club soda.
– Stir completely and then garnish with a lemon twist.
Noilly Pray Original Dry Le Sud
Ingredients:
– 2.5 oz Noilly Prat Original Dry
– Chilled sparkling water
– Garnish: Frozen green grapes
– Large ice cubes/spheres
Method:
– Stack ice to the top of the glass.
– Pour Noilly Prat Original Dry over ice and top with sparkling water.
– Garnish with frozen green grapes.
The Golden Dram
also great for St. Patrick’s Day – very own “pot of gold”
Ingredients:
– 2 oz ABERFELDY 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
– 1/2 oz Local Honey Syrup (honey syrup = 1 part honey, 1 part water)
– 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
– 2 dashes Orange Bitters
– Garnish: orange twist
Method:
– Add the honey syrup, bitters and ABERFELDY 12 Years Old to a mixing glass, then add ice and stir to dilute (~30 seconds).
– Pour into rocks glass and add block ice.
– Garnish with an orange twist expressing the oils over the drink.
ABERFELDY Golden Crusta
Ingredients:
– 2 oz ABERFELDY 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
– 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
– 1/4 oz Lemon Juice
– 1/2 oz Cointreau
Method:
– Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
– Shake vigorously for ~30 seconds and strain into a golden sugar rimmed glass.
Finnish Mule
Finlandia’s zesty take on the famous moscow mule
Ingredients:
– 1 part Finlandia Grapefruit Vodka
– 3 parts ginger beer
– 1/4 part lime juice
– Glass: copper mug
– Garnish: cucumber slice, lime wedge, ginger stalks
Method:
– Mix ingredients into a ice-filled copper mug
– Stir lightly.
– Garnish with a cucumber slice, lime wedge and ginger stalks.
– Enjoy.
Raspberry Capipiroska
The raspberry lends a novel flavor to the classic caipiroska cocktail
Ingredients:
– 1.25 oz. Finlandia Raspberry Flavored Vodka
– 4 lime wedges
– 2 tsp sugar
– A few berries
Method:
– Give the lime wedges and sugar a muddle in the glass.
– Add a spoon of crushed ice.
– Pour the Finlandia vodka and stir.
– Top it off with more crushed ice, garnish with berries, and serve with a spoon for stirring.
Fugu Delray
From Lionfish Delray
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Stoli Elit Vodka
– 0.5 oz Monkey 47 Gin
– 1 oz lemon juice
– 0.5 oz raspberry basil reduction syrup
– 0.5 oz Combier Orange
– 0.25 oz house almond syrup
– Glass: Fugu
Method:
– Mix the following ingredients into a cocktail tin with ice and shake.
– Fine strain into the Fugu Glass.
– Top with Dom Perignon 2006
– Dust the glass with edible gold spray
Baby’s Watermelon
Inspired by the award winning film Dirty Dancing
Ingredients:
– 0.75 oz Cointreau
– 2 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
– 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
– 3 cubes watermelon
– 5 leaves cilantro
– Garnish: watermelon slice, lemon
Method:
– Add all ingredients to a shaker and gently muddle.
– Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled glass.
– Garnish with a watermelon slice and/or lemon
Proper Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
– 2 oz Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
– 4 oz hot coffee
– 0.75 oz simple syrup
– 2-3 oz heavy cream
– Optional: nutmeg
Method:
– In a shaker or jar, shake or whip heavy cream until slightly thickened (not completely stiff).
– In a mug, add Proper No. Twelve Whiskey, hot coffee, and simple syrup. Stir.
– Carefully layer on top the thickened heavy cream until it covers the drink.
– Optional grating of nutmeg on top.
Green-Eyed Toddy
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
– 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
– 0.5 oz Honey Syrup (1:1)
– Hot green tea
– Garnish: cinnamon stick
Method:
– Build in hot toddy glass or mug.
– Top with hot green tea.
– Garnish with cinnamon stick.
Santo Paloma Fever
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Santo Spirit Mezquila
– 0.5 oz organic blossom honey syrup
– 1.5 oz Carpano Bianco
– 1 oz fresh ruby red grapefruit juice
– 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
– Pinch of salt
– Top with 1.5 oz Topo Chico
– Glass: Old Fashioned
Method:
– Combine ingredients 1-6 in shaker with ice.
– Shake and strain over fresh ice and top with Topo Chico.
– Serve in a double old-fashioned glass.
– Garnish with a grapefruit wheel and ginger slice.
Santo Sunny Blood Orange
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Santo Spirit Blanco Tequila
– 3 oz sparkling blood orange juice
– 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
– 2 oz Cointreau
– Garnish: orange slice, lime wheel
Method:
– Shake Santo Blanco, fresh squeezed lime juice and cointreau in a shaker with ice.
– Strain over ice and top with sparkling blood orange juice.
– Serve in a rocks glass.
– Garnish with an orange slice and lime wheel.
About the Author
Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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