3 St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails to Replace Green Beer
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t all about drinking green beer, or at least it shouldn’t be. Ask yourself, are there any good stories that started with “So, I was drinking a green beer”? Of course not. You might not always have a chance to incorporate Irish Whiskey into a drink, but when St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner there is no better time.
After recently receiving a bottle of Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Whiskey, we decided to test a couple new recipes. Here’s our attempt at a couple quick and easy cocktails that still allow you to drink something “green”:
The Sweet Irish Breakfast – Scott was convinced that if he washed whiskey with bacon, he would create the perfect boozy breakfast cocktail. It’s strong (and different) but coffee + bacon + whiskey = my kind of morning. And with Winter Storm Stella keeping us home today, Scott got mixing this morning for a perfect snowy photo op!
Take That Green Beer Away! – The intention with this cocktail is EASE – don’t think too much, don’t mix too much, and still enjoy a celebratory green beverage for St. Patty’s. And when you add the cocktail glass, you feel ever-so-sophisticated ;)
Don’t Get Smacked by the Green Hat! – And finally, my favorite. Scott mixed this whiskey libation to please me, combining elements of a Moscow Mule and Cosmo. Add the martini glass and it definitely makes a flirty beverage!
How will you be celebrating your St. Patrick’s Day? Cheers!!
