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St. Patricks day is one of the most celebrated events in Ireland, and what better way to mark the occasion by making the best homemade Irish cocktails - Lockdown edition
If you want to injure the taste of 'The luck of the Irish' then this is the article for you.
Here are some of the best Irish cocktails:
1. The Rusty Nail
Described as a pleasantly hardened rusty nail alternation, this cocktail is guaranteed to take you right through to dawn.
Ingredients:
35.5ml Irish Whiskey
15ml Irish Mist Liqueur
1 Orange Peel
Instructions:
Pour mixture over ice in a old fashioned glass and add your orange peel to top it off, now sit back relax and enjoy the experience.
2. Irish Morning Fizz
If you are in need of a morning glory, then this is the drink for you.
Described as a fresh and fizzy sensation that will have you ready for the day.
Ingredients:
60ml Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
20ml Molasses
20ml Egg White
15ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Instructions:
Give the mixture a shake with ice, followed by a dry shake (no ice) and serve by straining the liquid into a ready chilled glass.
3. Irish Coffee
It is known to be one of the most popular and original Irish drinks to make at home.
If you are feeling a bit cold or under the weather, then Irish Coffee is your solution.
Ingredients:
1-2 Table Spoons Brown Sugar
2 Table Spoons Coffee
35.5ml Jameson
1 Scoop of Fresh Cream
Instructions:
Place sugar into a warm Irish Coffee glass or mug. Then add your coffee grains with boiling water. Stir mixture together and add in your shot of Jameson. Finally top it off with a scoop of whipped cream and enjoy.
4. Irish Old Fashioned
Described as a sweet but powerful drink, you won't know what hit you.
After a few of these insane cocktails, you will have no problem dancing the night away.
Ingredients:
8ml Honey Syrup (add drop water)
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
60ml Redbreast Irish Whiskey
Garnish: Orange Peel and Cherry
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain slowly into a chilled old fashioned glass and finish with an orange peel and cherry on top.
5. Irish Gold
This is a must try cocktail that will blow your taste buds away.
Don't be fooled by this exotic mixture as the strong whiskey lies beneath the flavour.
Ingredients:
45ml Jameson
15ml Peach Schnapps
Splash Orange Juice
120ml Ginger Ale (or enough to fill glass)
Garnish: slice lime
Instructions:
Mix the Whiskey, Peach Schnapps and orange juice together in a slim line glass filled with ice. follow with ginger ale and finish with a slice of lime as a garnish.
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