Irish-inspired cocktails that are pure gold – and perfectly paired with any St. Paddy’s Day celebration

Whether they incorporate some of our most popular Irish Whiskeys or they’re just green-themed (we’re looking at you, Cucumber Wasabi), these cocktail recipes are a fun and festive addition to any St. Paddy’s Day spread.

Packed with flavour, these tasty treats are so simple to put together – which means you won’t need the luck o’ the Irish on your side to make them a party hit.

Irish Ale Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 2 oz GLENDALOUGH DOUBLE BARREL 750ML » 
• 3 lime wedges
• 3 oz ginger beer

Steps:

1. Pour the whiskey into a highball glass
2. Squeeze the juice from all 3 lime wedges on top of the whiskey
3. Fill the glass with ice
4. Top with ginger beer and stir well

Dubliner

Ingredients:

• 2 oz THE BUSKER TRIPLE CASK TRIPLE SMOOTH 750ML »
• 1/2 oz GRAND MARNIER CORDON
  ROUGE 750ML »
• 1/2 oz sweet STOCK ROSSO 1000ML »
• 3 dashes orange bitters
• 1 green maraschino cherry (garnish)

Steps:

1. Add the whiskey, Grand Marnier, sweet vermouth and orange bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
3. Garnish with a green or red maraschino cherry

Cucumber Wasabi Martini

Ingredients:

• 4 slices cucumber, divided
• 1 pea-sized dollop wasabi paste
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 1 1/2 oz TANQUERAY LONDON DRY 750ML »
• 1/2 oz lemon juice

Steps:

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle 3 cucumber slices with the wasabi and simple syrup
2. Fill with ice and add the gin and lemon juice
3. Shake well
4. Fine strain into a cocktail glass
5. Garnish with a slice of cucumber

Mocktails 

All the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day – without the spirits

The Lucky Charmer

Ingredients:

• 2 parts grapefruit juice
• 1 part sparkling water
• 1/4 lime
• 1 drop green food colouring
• crushed ice
• ice cubes

Steps:

1. Fill a shaker with ice and add grapefruit juice + sparkling water
2. Squeeze lime juice into shaker and add green food colouring
3. Shake vigorously until well combined
4. Pour into glasses filled with crushed ice
5. Garnish with something green!

Bunch O’Green Punch

Ingredients:

• 2L lime sherbert
• 2 bottles dealcoholized wine
• 2L ginger ale
• 1/2 can pineapple juice
• Lemon and lime slices, to garnish

Steps:

1. Add the lime sherbert to a large punch bowl. Pour the champagne on top of the sherbert. Then, slowly add the ginger ale and pineapple juice to the mixture
2. Stir a bit to help the sherbert become foamy and combine the ingredients. Garnish with lemon and lime slices. Use an ice ring to keep the punch cold, if you’d like