Cocktails To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2021

St. Patrick’s Day is on the horizon, which means it’s time to start planning your celebrations. When people think about St. Patrick’s Day drinks, the first thing that often comes to mind is a pint of Guinness and a shot of Jameson. While those are definitely good choices (we’ll certainly be having one — or three— on the big day), St. Patrick’s Day drinks can actually be a whole lot more.

Staying in this year? Your probably should so below are cocktails you can make at home thanks to Instacart, everyone’s favorite grocery delivery app, also delivers alcohol in as quick as under two hours! In addition to many major grocery stores, including ALDI, Costco, Publix, and Wegmans, Instacart works with local stores and specialty wine and liquor shops, making it one of the easiest ways to have alcohol delivered right to your doorstep. Or, if you’re feeling generous, send the gift of alcohol to a loved one from afar via the app!

If you’re looking to shake things up this St. Patrick’s day, here are a few cocktails to try:

Belvedere Vodka’s Super Cocktail – Avocado

•  2 oz / 60 ml Belvedere Vodka

• 2 slices Avocado

• .5 oz / 15 ml Coconut Milk

• .75 oz / 20 ml Fresh Lemon Juice

• .25 oz / 7 ml Honey Syrup

• .5 oz / 15 ml Fresh Pineapple Juice

• Coconut Chips & Chili Flakes

Method:

Add ice, whiskey, vermouth and bitters to a glass. Gently swirl or stir with a mixing spoon for about 20 seconds. Don’t rush this part. Add a maraschino cherry if you’d like.

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The Bing Bomb

• 1 Pint of Guinness

• 1 Shot of 8-Ball Premium Chocolate Whiskey

Method: Fill one pint with Guinness Stout and drop one shot of 8-Ball Premium Chocolate Whiskey

Fun fact: The Bing Bomb was created at the well-known Mr. Bing’s Irish Bar in San Francisco, and it's their spin on the Irish Car Bomb. The bar was even featured by Anthony Bourdain!

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Ketel One Green Mary

Ingredients:

• 1  oz  Ketel  One  Family-Made  Vodka  

• 3.5  oz  freshly  juiced  equal  parts  of  celery  and  cucumber  

• .5  oz  freshly  squeezed  lime  

• 1  pinch  of  rock  salt,  pepper,  cinnamon,  nutmeg  and  dried  chili  flakes

Method:

Add  all  ingredients  to  the  glass,  stir  well,  add  ice.  Garnish  with  a  salted  cucumber  slice

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The Notorious B.I.C (Banana Irish Coffee)

Ingredients:

• 1.5oz Proper No. Twelve

• .5oz Heavy Cream

• .5oz Brown Sugar Syrup

• 3oz Cold Brew Coffee

• ½ of a ripe banana

• 2 cups ice

Method:

Mix all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

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Easy Being Green 

Rachel Ramirez, Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey

• .5 oz blue curacao

• .25 oz Licor 43

• .25 oz simple syrup

• .375 oz lemon juice

• .375 oz lime juice

• 1 egg white

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. “Dry shake” without ice to mix the ingredients and then add ice and shake hard until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Express the oils from a lemon peel over the top of the drink and discard the peel.

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Manhattan

First created at the Manhattan Club in 1874 at a party hosted by Jennie Churchill

• 1.5 Oz. Zacapa 23 Rum

• 1 oz  Oz.  Sweet Vermouth 

• 1 Dash of bitters Orange bitters

• 2 dash angostura bitters

• Orange peel for garnish

Method: 

Mix the rum, vermouth, and bitters in a cocktail shaker over ice. Stir until mixed and strain into a coupe. Garnish with orange peel which you certainly can flame if you choose to.

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Jameson Cold Brew & Cola

• 1 part Jameson Cold Brew

• 2 parts Cola

• Orange peel

Method:  Build over ice in a high ball glass and garnish with Orange Peel.

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