St. Patrick's Day Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 2⁄3 oz Bushmills Black Bush
- 1⁄3 oz Green Chartreuse
- 1⁄3 oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
- 1⁄3 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
- 1⁄3 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
Method
Glass:
Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of mint leaf (or shamrock).
Method:
- SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- TOP with soda.
Garnish:
- Garnish with mint leaf (or shamrock) pegged to rim.
Nutrition:
One serving of St. Patrick's Day Cocktail contains 207 calories
History:
Created in 2006 by yours truly in London, England. (Better if it had been Dublin or Belfast!)
Review:
Verdant, vibrant, and virtuous - so virtuous that it's saintly! Faintly minty, herbal, and citrusy with whiskey making it a helluva craic.
