St. Patrick's Day cocktails: Irish whiskey drinks that are EASY to make at home
ST. PATRICK'S DAY is today, but forget pints of warm Guinness. Why not mix up some delicious whisky cocktails to have a slightly more sophisticated evening?
St. Patrick's Day - make these delicious whiskey cocktails at home
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Ingredients
50ml Wild Geese single malt
25ml Fernet branca menta
5ml Lavender syrup
Lavender bitters
Lavender sprigs
Method
1. In a steel cup, add all the ingredients together and mix well with ice.
2. Double strain into a stemmed glass and garnish with lavender sprigs.
Rose Rusty Nail
Ingredients
25ml The Wild Geese Classic Blend
25ml Drambuie
10ml Rose syrup
A fresh rose
Method
1. Build in a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a fresh rose petal.
The seductive Rose Rusty Nail cocktail
Life's Nectar
Ingredients
50ml The Wild Geese Irish Honey Liqueur
25ml Lemon juice
10ml Caramel syrup
Honeycomb
Method
1. Add all the ingredients to a cocktail mixer with ice and shake well.
2. Double strain in a stemmed glass and garnish with a honeycomb.
The sweet yet punchy Life's Nectar cocktail
Distillery claims every whisky is poured over a naked woman
Mixologist, Stav B, created each of the bespoke drinks
If you are celebrating St. Patrick's Day, why not try and make a Guinness chocolate cake? Millions of pints of Guinness will be sold today to mark the occasion.
But if you're not a fan of pints, then be reminded Guinness doesn't have to just be for drinking.
As well as working well in a range of cocktails, Guinness can also be used to make a creamy, intense chocolate cake.
This recipe serve eight, and just takes a few simple steps.