This St. Patrick’s Day we’re ditching the beer and opting for some green and gold cocktails inspired by the folklore of Ireland. From a spiced-up gin and tonic to dill infused tipples, check out some festive cocktail recipes to put you in the “Irish I had another” mood.
Cheers!
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GIN & SHAMROCKS
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1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire East
3 oz Fevertree tonic
Lime wedge
Method: Press lemongrass stem and lime wedge into base of glass. Fill with ice and build in old fashioned glass. Garnish with lime wedge and lemongrass stem.
THIS FEELS GOOD
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1 oz Dill Infused St-Germain Elderflower liqueur
1 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
0.25 oz Green Chartreuse
.025 oz Honey Syrup
0.75 oz Lime Juice
3 Cucumber slices
5 Arugula Leaves
Method: Combine all ingredients into shaker with ice. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass and garnish with piece of dill.
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1.5 oz Fennel infused Grey Goose vodka
0.5 oz St-Germain Elderflower liqueur
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
3 dashes of St. George Absinthe
Soda
Method: Build ingredients in a wine glass filled with ice and top with soda.
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1 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
0.75 oz St-Germain mix *equal part St-Germain & coconut water + pinch of malic acid.
0.5 Tio pepe
2 dashes absinthe
1 dash celery
Method: Combine ingredients into shaker with ice and strain into a cold Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a nasturtium green leave.
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GREEN IN THE AFTERNOON
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0.5 oz St-Germain elderflower liqueur
0.25 oz limoncello
2 dashes of absinthe
Pinch of matcha power
Method: In a glass of champagne top up with champagne and stir gently
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MATCHA FLIP
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2 oz of sake
1 oz of St-Germain elderflower liqueur
0.5 oz coconut & matcha power syrup
1 whole egg
Method: Add all the ingredient in a shaker with no ice to emulsify the egg then add ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a coupette. Add a pinch of matcha powder as a garnish.
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I-RISH UPON A BAR
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2 diced, skinned chunks of Cucumber
2 diced, skinned chunks of Kiwi
Small sprig of Fresh Dill
1 part Bombay Sapphire Gin
Drizzle Elderflower Cordial
Drizzle of Fresh Lime
Method: Muddle first 3 ingredients in base of cocktail. Shaker, add Sapphire and remaining ingredients with large scoop of ice. Shake vigorously, then double strain into a chilled glass.
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POT’O GOLD
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1 part Bombay Sapphire Gin
0.5 part Limoncello
1 heaped barspoon of lemon curd
Method: Place ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously then pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
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SHAMROCK SHANDY
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1 part Bombay Sapphire Gin
0.75 part Lemon juice, freshly squeezed and filtered
0.5 parts Simple syrup
1 bottle Belgian-style wheat beer
Method: Combine ingredients in shaker, strain into glass of beer. Stir gently to combine and garnish with orange wheel.
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CAIPIROSKA
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2 parts Grey Goose
2 tsp Demerara Brown Sugar
1 whole lime
Method: Quarter the lime and muddle with sugar in the base of a shaker. Add Grey Goose vodka, cubed ice, and shake. Empty whole contents into a rocks glass.
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SPICED CAIPIROSKA
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2 parts Grey Goose
2 parts mango
0.5 parts cumin & jalapeno infused agave
0.5 parts lime juice
6 leaves Cilantro
Method: Muddle the fresh mango, cilantro leaves, and cumin & jalapeno infused agave nectar in a shaker. Add lime juice and Grey Goose vodka. Shake all ingredients together and strain into a highball glass with crushed ice. Garnish with fresh cilantro sprig or jalapeno rings.
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GEB’S REVIVER
1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
0.75 oz Pineapple lemon oleo
0.5 oz Lemon juice
0.5 tsp Matcha powder
Dehydrated rhubarb & carrot powder
Method: Shake gin, lemon, juice and matcha powder and pour into glass. Top with Oleo foam, dusting powder garnish on top.
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