5 Cocktails for St. Patrick's Day

Emerald Isle

• 1 oz gin
• 1 tsp green crème de menthe
• 2 dashes bitters

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Irish Ale Cocktail

• 2 oz Michael Collins Irish whiskey
• 3 lime wedges
• 3 oz ginger beer

In a highball glass, add whiskey and squeeze lime wedges into glass. Fill with ice, top with ginger beer and stir to incorporate.

Irish Canadian Sangaree

• 1/2 oz Irish Mist
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Orange Juice
• 1 oz Canadian Whisky
• Nutmeg, grated

Pour whisky, Irish Mist, orange and lemon juices into a chilled Old Fashioned glass and stir with ice. Dust with nutmeg.

Irish Kilt

• Several dashes Orange Bitters
• 1 1/2 oz Sugar Syrup Or To Taste
• 1 oz Irish Whiskey
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Scotch

Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker or blender. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Irish Coffee

• 2 1/2 oz strong, hot coffee
• 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 oz whipping cream

Pour the coffee, Irish whiskey and brown sugar into an Irish coffee glass or mug. Stir well. Float the cream on top.

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