Luck of The Irish Cocktail – A Green Cocktail for St. Patrick’s Day!
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This Luck of the Irish Cocktail is made with Irish whiskey, and has a little bit of a fruity twist! It’s a grand green cocktail so drink up and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
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Luck Of The Irish Cocktail
While Guinness and Whiskey are no doubt popular beverage choices for St. Patrick’s Day, I think this Luck of the Irish cocktail will make a grand signature drink for your Patty’s Day party!
Jameson Irish Whiskey is combined with peach schnapps, pineapple juice, and a drop of food coloring to give the drink its green hue. Serve the drink over ice with mint leaves and a cherry for garnish.
Jameson is produced from a blend of grain whiskey and single pot still whiskey, which uses a mixture of malted and unmalted or “green” Irish barley, all sourced from within a fifty-mile radius around the distillery in Cork. The barley is dried in a closed kiln fired by natural gas (formerly anthracite coal). This is in contrast to the traditional method used in some Scotch whisky distilleries, which fire the kiln with peat, adding a distinctive peat flavour.
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How To Mix Cocktails
There are several ways you can mix St. Patrick’s Day cocktails – you can shake them, stir them, or blend them. This Irish cocktail is shaken!
Don’t worry if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you could just use a container with a tight-fitting lid – like a mason jar, water bottle, or even the cup on a blender or smoothie maker.
Make It A Meal!
The beverage is covered, but what about other dishes to make this recipe into a full meal? Here are my suggestions!
- Appetizer: Leek & Potato Soup
- Main Dish: Steak, Leek + Guinness Pie
- Side Dish: Roasted Apple Cauliflower Mash with Crispy Brussels Sprouts
- Dessert: End of the Rainbow Pudding
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Luck Of The Irish Party Punch
If you want to make this green Irish cocktail for a crowd, you can make a large batch of it problem!
As long as you use the same measuring container (glass, cup, jug, etc) for the “1 part”, the ratios will be correct and you can make as much as you need to.
Serve in drinks dispensers, or pitchers, or go really retro and serve it from a punch bowl!
Make sure you add plenty of ice to your serving receptacle of choice and add cherries and mint for garnish
To make a batch of Luck Of The Irish party punch, mix together:
- 3 parts Jameson Irish Whiskey
- 2 parts Peach Schnapps
- 2 parts Pineapple Juice
- 3 parts Lime Soda
- Green Food Coloring – add a drop (or more) to get desired shade
This cocktail recipe is intended for adults of the legal drinking age in your country of residence.
Please drink responsibly. Do not drink and drive.
Luck of the Irish Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
- 2 oz Peach Schnapps
- 3 oz Pineapple Juice
- 2 oz Lime Sparkling Soda
- Green food coloring
- Ice Cubes
- Maraschino Cherries and mint leaves for garnish optional
Instructions
- Add Jameson Irish Whiskey, Peach Schnapps, pineapple juice,1 drop of green food color, and ice cubes to a cocktail shaker.
- Shake for 25 seconds
- Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top off with lime sparkling soda
- Garnish with cherries and mint
Notes
- 3 parts Jameson Irish Whiskey
- 2 parts Peach Schnapps
- 2 parts Pineapple Juice
- 3 parts Lime Soda
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
Steph
March 16, 2023 @ 12:23 pm
Hi,
If I wanted to make this for 6 people – how would I do the parts? How much should I make at once?
Thanks
Michelle
March 16, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
As long as you use the same measuring container (glass, cup, jug, etc) for the “1 part”, the ratios will be correct and you can make as much as you need to.
Or multiply the recipe by 3 (it makes 2 drinks) to get the measured quantity for 6 people. Hope that helps!