St. Patrick’s Day, the high-holy day of the American drinking calendar is nearly here, but green beer, Irish coffees, and gallons of Guinness are not the only St. Patrick’s Day drinks to mark the occasion with. Should you be planning to sit out your local amateur hour and its countless misguided feats of drinking prowess and poor decision making, you may need a few ideas to entertain your guests.

Regardless of their favorite tipple, be it Whiskey, Rum, Tequila, etc, this year’s St. Partick’s Day drink guide should have something for everyone!

St. Patrick’s Day Drink Guide

St. Patrick’s Day Whiskey Cocktails:

SHAMROCK SPRITZER

1 part Kilbeggan® Irish Whiskey
4 parts Apple Juice
Lemon-Lime Soda

To Serve: Pour Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey and Apple Juice over ice in a tall glass. Top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a lemon.

KILBEGGAN® DUBLINER

3 parts Kilbeggan® Irish Whiskey
2 parts Sweet Vermouth
1½ parts Cherry Syrup
1½ parts Cranberry Juice
Dash Simple Syrup (optional)

Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake for 60 seconds. Strain neat into a martini glass. Garnish with a black cherry.

IRISH STORM

1½ parts Kilbeggan® Irish Whiskey
3 parts Ginger Beer
1 part Fresh Lemon Sour

IRISH BREAKFAST SHOT

½ part Kilbeggan® Irish Whiskey
½ partk DeKuyper® Buttershots
1 part Orange Juice
1 slide of Bacon

Enjoy the Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey and DuKyper Buttershots, followed immediately by the orange juice. Finish with a slice of bacon.

St. Patrick’s Day Rum Cocktails:

POT OF GOLD

1 1/2 parts Cruzan® 9 Spiced Rum
3/4 part DeKuyper® Orange Curacao
3/4 part Fresh Orange Juice
2 parts Fresh Lemon Sour

Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cinnamon and sugar-rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

IRISH CHERRY SODA

1 part Kilbeggan® Irish Whiskey
1 part Cruzan® Black Cherry
1 part Lemon Lime Soda

Build in an iced highball glass, top with Lemon Lime Soda.

St. Patrick’s Day Vodka Cocktails:

CUCUMBER IRISH BLESSING

Created by David Nepove – National President, U.S. Bartender’s Guild

1½ parts EFFEN® Cucumber Vodka
¾ parts Lime Juice
¾ parts Simple Syrup
1 dash of Fee Brothers® Mint Bitters
6 Mint Leaves
Club Soda

Muddle mint with lime juice and a few ice cubes, add to a cocktail shaker with remaining ingredients, except club soda, and shake. Fine strain into a cocktail glass with ice and add club soda. Garnish with mint sprig.

BELUGA IRISH GOLD COCKTAIL

BELUGA Gold Vodka – 1.35 oz.
Laurel syrup * – 0.34 oz.
Sparkling wine – 3.38 oz.
Laurel leaves – 6 g.

Glass: cocktail glass (200 – 300 ml)

Garnish: laurel leaf

Take a shaker, put ice then add vodka and laurel syrup, stir thoroughly. Put in the glass and fill with
sparkling wine up to the rim. Decorate with bay leaves and enjoy this herby St. Patrick’s Day drink.

* LAUREL SYRUP

to prepare laurel syrup – mix fructose with hot water in equal parts and add 28 fresh bay leaves, boil for 10 minutes and then sift

SULTRY IRISH KISS

1 1⁄2 parts Pucker® Citrus Squeeze™ Vodka
3 Slices of Cucumber
Juice of Half a Lime
2 parts Ginger Ale

Add cucumber and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add a scoop of ice and vodka; shake vigorously. Add ginger ale and pour into a Collins glass for a fresh St. Patrick’s Day smacker.

POUR LEAF CLOVER

“A lucky libation for the Irish occasion. A magically delicious blend of SVEDKA Vodka, fresh lime juice and simple syrup.”

2 parts SVEDKA Vodka
3/4 part fresh lime juice
3/4 part simple syrup
Garnish: edible glitter

Muddle mint at bottom of glass and build drink on top over crushed ice (except for bitters, glitter, and mint). Agitate with a spoon (or swizzle), not disturbing the mint at the bottom. Top with ice, rim with glitter. Garnish with mint.

EMERALD SPRITZER

1 1⁄2 parts Pucker® Sour Apple Sass™ Vodka
1 part Lemon Juice
1 part Simple Syrup
1 part Unsweetened Green Tea
10 Mint Leaves, Ripped

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, Shake, strain and pour into a Collins glass for a perfect St. Patrick’s Day cocktail.

St. Patrick’s Day Tequila Cocktails:

“HOT PATTY”

recipe courtesy of SHOREbar, LA

Basil
Jalapeño
1oz Lime Juice
.75oz Agave
2oz Tequila

Build in shaker, 3 basil leaves, 1 jalapeño, lime juice, agave, muddle add Tequila add ice shake and fine strain over a couple glass garnish with basil leaf and jalapeño

LUCKY RITA

Serves 8

2 parts Sauza® Blue 100% Agave Silver Tequila
1 part Dekuyper® Melon Liqueur
4 parts limeade
Sugar

In a shaker filled with ice combine all ingredients and shake to chill. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and rimmed with sugar. Garnish with a lime. Enjoy!

BLACK OPAL

by Tequila Partida’s Bartender Ambassador Jacques Bezuidenhout

1 1/2 oz Partida Reposado
1 1/2 oz Guinness Draft
1/2 oz Tawny Port
1/4 oz Agave Nectar (Cut with water so the Agave Nectar is cut with equal parts water as we do with the Marg)
Dash of Angostura Bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled wine glass or small pint glass without ice. Garnish with some grated or ground cinnamon powder. Guinness note: Take a pint of Guinness before hand and use a bar spoon to stir it up for about 30 secs. This removes some of the Co2.

GIN:

“LEPRECHAUN MIX”

recipe courtesy of SHOREbar, LA

Kiwi,
1oz Lime,
.25 St.Germain,
.5oz Simple Syrup,
2oz Gin

Build in shaker. half a kiwi, lime juice st.germain, simple syrup muddle and ice shake and strain into a coupe glass garnish with a kiwi wheel

LIQUEUR:

SGUATTERA

Ristorante Asellina, the ONE Group’s first ever Italian restaurant concept, brings you an emerald green cocktail to kick off St. Patrick’s Day.

1.5 oz Alchemy ginger
.25 oz green crème de menthe
Splash orange bitters
Topped with ginger ale

Poured over ice. Garnished with candied ginger

Asellina is located at 420 Park Avenue South next to the Gansevoort Hotel Park Avenue. The restaurant and bar are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday – Wednesday from 7:00 am -11:00 pm, Thursday from7:00 am – 12:00 am, Friday – Saturday from 7:00 am -12:30 pm and Sunday from 7:00 am -11:00 pm. For more information, please visit http://asellina.com/.