St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most spirited holidays. A certain dark beer isn’t the only way to celebrate. Here are some festive St. Patrick’s Day cocktail recipes to try. 

Save these festive St. Patrick’s Day cocktails to Pinterest. Photo courtesy Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa. Graphic by Real Food Traveler.

Hungry for more? Balance out these cocktails with dishes from The Official Guinness Cookbook.

St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail Recipes

Bailey’s Irish Cream Panna Cotta

Recipe courtesy of Brittani Szczecina, pastry chef, 3800 Ocean, Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa.

Ingredients:
4 cups heavy cream
½ cup sugar
6 gelatin sheets
4 oz. Baileys Original Irish Cream
Pinch of salt

Method:
Bloom gelatin in ice water for five minutes or until soft. Remove from ice water and squeeze; set aside on a dry towel. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer and stir in the gelatin. Pour into desired glasses and let set in the fridge for at least two hours. Garnish with your favorite toppings: crushed chocolate cookies, chocolate sauce, sprinkles, or even a mini cupcake.

Bailey’s Irish Cream Panna Cotta cocktail

The Trinity

Ireland’s favorite three-leafed clover is the inspiration behind this cocktail with three distinct spirits. Recipe courtesy of Zachary Blair, lead mixologist, KANU, Whiteface Lodge.

Ingredients:
2.5 oz. Irish whiskey (Westbrook)
1 oz. elderflower liqueur
1 oz. sweet vermouth
.25 oz. lime juice

Method:
Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice, stir, and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime twist.

The Trinity cocktail, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.

Emerald Elixir

Portland, Oregon’s Eastside Distilling have come up with some distinctive and fun cocktail recipes to toast the holiday. These recipes call for Eastside Distilling’s spirits. You can certainly substitute with your favorite brands. Photos courtesy Eastside Distilling.

Ingredients:
1 ¼ oz. Portland Potato Vodka
½ oz. Midori
Lemonade
Soda water

Method:
In a tumbler over ice add Portland Potato Vodka and Midori. Fill to the top with half lemonade and half soda water.

The Emerald Elixer St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail.

Dropkick Murphy Coffee

Inspired from the popular Celtic punk band, this feisty coffee has the buzz and kick many enjoy in kicking off an extended night of celebration.

Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Burnside Bourbon
½ oz. Below Deck Coffee Rum
2 tsp. vanilla simple syrup
Coffee
Whip Cream
Ground cinnamon

Method:
In a coffee glass add Burnside Bourbon, Coffee Rum, and vanilla simple syrup. Fill glass with coffee leaving about 1/4 room. Top with whip cream and then a few dashes of ground cinnamon. You can garnish with lucky clovers!

Drop Kick Murphy Coffee St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail

Blarney Stone Kiss St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail

A popular attraction in Ireland, the Blarney Stone gives those who kiss it – which requires an acrobatic, back-bending approach – the gift of the gab. The following shooter gives you the same.

Ingredients:
1 oz. Burnside Bourbon
½ oz. Cherry Bomb
2 tsp. lime juice
Lime wedge

Method:
Add all ingredients to a shaker, chill hard, and serve in a shot glass. Garnish with lime wedge. Since most people won’t be able to kiss the Blarney Stone on St. Patrick’s day, make sure to take this shot and then “kiss” (bite) the lime wedge after.

Blarney Stone Kiss St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail.

Adult Shamrock Shake

Many of us have fond memories as a child enjoying  Shamrock shakes on St. Patty’s Day. Consider an adult version.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Portland Potato Vodka
1 oz. Peppermint Bark Liqueur
.5 oz. Irish Cream
½ scoop vanilla ice cream
1 scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream

Method:
Add all ingredients in a blender a cup of ice. Blend for 10 seconds and serve immediately.

Adult Shamrock Shake

Irish Mule

There’s a Moscow mule, made with vodka, and a Mexican mule, made with Tequila – now, here’s an Irish take .

Ingredients:
1 ¼ oz. Burnside Bourbon
2 tsp. mint simple syrup
Ginger beer
Lime juice
Mint leaves

Method:

In a tumbler over ice add Burnside Bourbon, mint simple syrup, a splash of lime juice, then fill with ginger beer. Stir together and garnish with mint leaves.

Irish Mule

Luck of the Irish

This lucky cocktail (pictured above) comes from Jade Bar at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ.

Ingredients:
2 oz. Redbreast 12 year whiskey (or your favorite Irish whiskey)
1 oz. Guinness
Simple syrup
3/4 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. apple juice

Method:
Combine ingredients into a shaker. Shake and pour into a cocktail glass.

Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Day cocktail from Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain.

Good Luck Chuck

This cocktail features good-for-you pomegranate juice. Recipe compliments of KANU Lounge at the Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, NY.

Ingredients:
1oz Redbreast 12 year whiskey (or your favorite Irish whiskey)
.5oz simple syrup
.25oz lemon juice
Splash of POM juice
1oz egg white (you can purchase egg whites in the refrigerated section of your grocery store)

Method:
Dry shake above ingredients. Then, add ice and shake. Strain into fluted glass. Top with Great ADK Whiteface Stout (or other hearty beer) and garnish with mint.

Good Luck Chuck St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail.