St. Patty’s Day beverages

Quench your thirst this Saturday

 Shamrock Juice Cocktail 

Ingredients: 1/2 oz. gin 

1/2 oz. white tequila 

1/2 oz. light rum 

1/2 oz. vodka 

1 oz. Blue Curacao 

4 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice

Directions: Pour in the liquors and top off with orange juice.

 

Irish Flag

Ingredients: 1/3 shot green crème de menthe 

1/3 shot Licor 43 

1/3 shot Irish cream

Directions: Carefully layer the ingredients in a shot glass in order.

 

Green Dragon 

Ingredients: 1 . oz. gin 

1/2 oz. Kummel 

1/2 oz. green creme de menthe 

1/2 lemon 

4 dashes of orange bitters

Directions: Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake thoroughly and strain the mixture into a chilled cocktail glass.

 

Gold Emerald Shooter 

Ingredients: 1/2 oz. vodka 

1/2 oz. Goldshläger 

1/2 oz. Midori

Directions: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in all three ingredients. Shake until it’s thoroughly chilled. Strain the mixture into a shot glass. 

 

Lucky Leprechaun Rum Punch

Ingredients: 1 bunch fresh mint, stems removed, plus more for garnish 

2 pkg. Kool-Aid Lemon-Lime unsweetened drink mix 

3 qt. (8 cups) chilled pineapple juice 

1 bottle (2 L) carbonated lemon-lime soda, chilled 

2 bottles (750 ml) white rum, optional 

2 sliced lemons 

3 sliced limes

Directions: Rim glasses by placing Lucky Charms marshmallows in a Ziploc bag and crushing them into small pieces. Pour out onto a plate and set aside. Dip glasses in honey then in crushed marshmallows.

Make the punch: Muddle mint with Kool-Aid in punch bowl or pitcher.

Add pineapple and stir until mix is dissolved.

Stir in soda, rum and fruit just before serving.

Serve: Pour punch carefully into rimmed glasses and add a few extra slices of citrus and a sprig of mint.