Go green this weekend! Celebrate Paddy’s Day by raising a glass with the colour of the holiday and a delightful mix of the best Irish craft spirits. We share three of our favourite green drinks with you, along with three cool bars in Dublin where you can find them this St. Patrick’s Day.
Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz Vodka
– 1.5 oz Irish Cream liqueur
– 0.5 oz Creme de Menthe
Method:
1. Stir in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a martini glass.
Enjoy it at the bar: Have a delicious and beautifully served After Eight cocktail at Le Plancha, as they’re offering it as an exclusive and special edition drink fro this weekend!
Ingredients:
– 2 oz Teeling’s Poitín
– 05. oz Green Chartreuse
– Dash of Maraschino
– Dash of lime juice
– Lime twist
– An Interesting fact
Method:
1. Stir in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a martini glass
3. Garnish with the lime twist the interesting fact: This drink is inspired by an anecdote involving writer Jonathan Swift: “In 1708 Swift, disgruntled by a comment by John Partridge wrote under the name of Isaac Bickerstaff and published three satirical letters and one Eulogy in the run up to the 1st of April.”
Enjoy it at the bar: This inspired drink is available exclusively at Lemuel’s Lounge Bar at The Conrad Hotel in Dublin 2.
Ingredients:
– 1 3/4 oz Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
– 10 ml of The Bitter Truth Elderflower Liquor
– 2 or 3 Dashes of The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters
– Squeeze of lemon juice
– Wedge of lime
– 1 slice Cucumber
– 4 or 5 Fresh mint leaves
– Tonic Water to top
Method:
1. Put all ingredients in a long drink glass on ice.
2. Fill up with tonic water.
3. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.
Enjoy it at the bar: Have a Garden & Tonic cocktail mixed by the expert, award-winning bartenders at The Exchequer in Dublin 2.
Gabriela’s passion for writing is only matched by her love for food and wine. Journalist, confectioner and sommelier, she fell in love with Ireland years ago and moved from Venezuela to Dublin in 2014.
Since then, she has written about and worked in the local food scene, and she’s determined to discover and share the different traditions, flavours and places that have led Irish food and drink to fascinate her.
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