For over 1,000 years, the Irish have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Irishmen honor St. Patrick with foods, dancing and drinking. Are you looking for some new green drinks to go along with your corned beef and cabbage this year? Check out some of these recipes to create your own, if you are of the legal drinking age of course! If you are not 21 yet, do not worry! I have included some alcohol-free recipes that are just as tasty!
Alcoholic Drinks:
Bagpipers Melody
Ingredients: 1 ounce Whiskey
1 ounce Green Crème de Menthe
Ice
Mix everything in an old-fashioned glass and enjoy this minty cocktail.
Green Mist
Ingredients: ½ ounce Banana Liqueur
½ ounce Cherry Brandy
1 ounce Green Crème de Menthe
3 ounces Ginger Ale
Ice
Shaker
Place ice in shaker first and then mix the alcohol and shake. After you pour the mix into a martini glass, top it off with ginger ale for an enjoyable fruity beverage.
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Mint Cooler
Ingredients: 1 ounce Crème de Menthe
1 ½ ounces Gin
Ginger Ale
Ice
Shaker
Mix the ice and alcohol into shaker. Once shaken well, pour into a highball glass halfway and fill the rest of the glass with Ginger Ale for another great minty drink.
Caruso
Ingredients: 1 ounce Dry Vermouth
1 ounce Gin
A dash of Crème de Menthe
Ice
Shaker
Mix all ingredients together and shake well. Pour into a martini glass for a nice dry drink.
Green Beer
Ingredients: 1 can of light beer
1 bottle of green or blue food coloring
1 frosty mug
Simply pour the can of light beer into a frosty mug. Once poured, add a few drops of green food coloring. If you do not have green food coloring, using blue will work (the yellow color of the beer mixed with the blue food coloring will mix it green.)
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Non-alcoholic Drinks:
Green Alien
Ingredients: 3 ounces of limejuice
3 ounces carbonated lemonade
Crushed ice
Lime slice
Shaker
Mix limejuice and carbonated lemonade into shaker. Next, pour mixture into a glass filled with crushed ice. Add the lemon slice for decoration.
Green Temptation
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ bottle lemonade, chilled
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
2 drops peppermint essence
Few drops green food coloring
Mix all of the ingredients in a tall glass and serve cold. Add a cherry for a nice decoration.
Green Grape Iceberg
Ingredients: 4 ounces sparking water
4 ounces white grape juice
10 green grapes
Green food coloring
Blender
First, freeze the 10 grapes. After they have frozen, pour grape juice into blender, add 8 frozen grapes and 2 drops of green food coloring. Blend for 15 seconds. Then pour the drink into a highball glass, add sparkling water and mix. Add the remaining 2 grapes to garnish.
With all of these recipes, you and your friends can celebrate a fun St. Patrick’s Day. And remember, you can make any non-alcoholic drink into a fun St. Patrick’s Day drink just by adding a drop or two of green food coloring!
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http://www.yumsugar.com/Happy-Hour-Mock-Green-Alien-259405
http://www.tarladalal.com/Green-Temptation-502r
http://www.in-the-spirit.co.uk/index.php
http://holidays.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/02/green_drinks_green_cocktails.php
http://beer.about.com/od/drinksmadewithbeer/r/GreenBeerRecipe.htm
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