St Patrick's Day 2023: Here are 6 unique green cocktails and how to make them
By Jon Peake
Published 9th Mar 2023, 13:36 BST
Updated 9th Mar 2023, 13:37 BST
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When you think of St Patrick's Day, enjoying a drink (or two) is always one of the first things that comes to mind as people celebrate the Irish holiday.
To get the party started, all you need is a green shirt, some decorations and a matching green drink in hand. Of course, you could go traditional and crack open a Guinness or pour a whiskey for yourself, but what’s more festive than a St Paddy’s Day inspired drink inspired by the emerald isle itself?
In order to commemorate the occasion taking place on Friday, March 17, experts at drinks retailer The Bottle Club have compiled their pick of the most delicious and unique green Irish-inspired drinks to shake up.
Here they are ...
Here they are ...
5. Southside Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 mint leaves, 30ml lemon juice, freshly squeezed, 60ml Gin, 30ml simple syrup, Garnish: mint sprig. Method: Add the mint leaves and lemon juice into a shaker and gently muddle, add the gin and simple syrup with ice and shake until well-chilled, double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a mint sprig. Photo: submit
Ingredients: 45ml Vodka, 30ml Peach Schnapps, 15ml Blue Curacao, 60ml Pineapple Juice, 60ml Orange Juice, Splash of Soda Water, Garnish: Banana Wedge, Cherry. Method: Shake all ingredients with ice except the soda water, strain mix into an ice filled glass, add a splash of soda water, garnish with pineapple and a cherry. Photo: submit
Ingredients: 15ml Blue Curacao, 30ml Cherry Vodka, 45m Pineapple Juice. Method: Pour blue curaçao into the base of the glass before gently layering pineapple juice on top, finish with a layer of cherry vodka. Photo: submit