18 Cocktails Awesome Enough For St. Patrick Himself

• 01

  The Emerald Isle

  
  Ingredients:

  1 part Gin
  1 tsp Green Crème de menthe
  2 dashes bitters
  
  Pour the ingredients into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake well.
  Strain into a chilled martini glass.

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• 02

  A Delicious Irish Coffee
• 03

  An Bodhran (The Drum)

  
  Ingredients:

  1.25 oz Bushmills Irish Whiskey
  .5 oz Port
  1 tsp Maple sugar
  1 Egg
  Mint bitters for garnish
  
  Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice.
  Shake heavily for about a minute and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  Garnish with three drops of mint bitters.

• 04

  The Leprechaun's Breakfast
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• 05

  The Ice Cream Guinness Float

  
• 06

  The Coole Irish Islander
• 07

  The Brotherhood

  
  Ingredients:

  1.5 oz Michael Collins Blended Irish Whiskey
  .75 oz Grand Marnier
  .75 oz Bénédictine
  .75 oz Fresh lemon juice
  Lemon peel for garnish
  
  Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice.
  Shake, and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  Twist a piece of lemon peel over the top and drop into the drink.

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• 08

  The Ireland Iced Tea
• 09

  The Lucky Leprechaun

  
  Ingredients:

  1 part Melon Liqueur (like Midori)
  1 part Coconut Rum (like Malibu)
  6 parts Pineapple juice
  Lime wedge for garnish
  
  Pour ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake briefly.
  Pour over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

• 10

  The Always Classy "Luck of the Irish Whiskey"
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• 11

  The Black Velvet

  
  Ingredients:

  1 part Stout
  1 part Champagne
  
  Fill a champagne flute halfway with the stout. Top off with champagne.

• 12

  Irish Car Bomb
• 13

  The Green Dublin Apple Cocktail

  
  Ingredients:

  2 ounces Michael Collins Irish whiskey
  1 ounce sour apple schnapps
  2 ounces white cranberry juice
  
  
  Add all three ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
  Add ice, shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
  Strain into a chilled martini glass.
  Garnish with a fresh apple slice.

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• 14

  The Irish Flag
• 15

  Irish Gold

  
  Ingredients:

  2 parts Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
  2 parts Ginger ale
  1/2 part peach schnapps
  Splash of orange juice
  Lime wheel for garnish
  
  Build the whiskey, schnapps and juice in a Collins glass filled with ice.
  Top with ginger ale.
  Garnish with a lime wheel.

• 16

  The Irish Trash Can
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• 17

  The Shamrocker

  
  Ingredients:

  1 part Hornitos™ Plata Tequila
  1 part DeKuyper® Melon Liqueur
  1/2 part triple sec
  Splash of Orange Juice
  
  Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  Shake well.
  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  Garnish with an orange slice.

• 18

  A Simple Green Beer

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