St. Patrick’s Day is an excellent excuse to party with friends and have a little fun before spring has officially sprung. So, skip the same old green beer and go for some tasty and festive Irish-themed cocktails.
Sweet Shamrock-tini
1 part UV Apple
1 part sour mix
Shake with ice and strain into glass.
Prairie’s Luck
1 ½ oz Prairie Organic Vodka
½ oz lime cordial
3 fresh mint leaves
Shake and strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with soda water and a lime for garnish.
Azzurre Sparkling Isles
2 oz Azzurre Vodka
1 oz Melon liqueur
Champagne or sparkling wine
Combine vodka and liqueur in a chilled champagne flute, stir. Top with champagne.
Irishman in Hawaii
2 oz Azzurre Vodka
1 oz Fresh lime juice
.25 oz Fresh pineapple juice
.75 oz melon liqueur
Garnish: pineapple slice
In a rocks glass, combine all ingredients and lightly muddle basil leaves. Top with crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple slice.
Azzurre Clover Blossom
1.5 oz Azzurre Vodka
.5 oz Elderflower syrup
2 oz organic cucumber, peeled and sliced
.5 oz Lemon juice
Dry lemon soda (or seltzer)
Garnish: Mint, cucumber slices and lemon peel
Glass: Highball
In a shaker, muddle the cucumber. Add the lemon juice, vodka, syrup, and fill with ice. Shake, strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with lemon soda. Garnish with mint, cucumber slices and lemon peel.