Irish Whiskey Cocktails
After Eight
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) White Crème de Cacao
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Crème de Menthe Liqueur
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Demerara Simple Syrup
2 oz (60 ml) Hot Coffee
Stir. Garnish with whipped cream.
Anglican Communion
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Reàl Crisp Apple Syrup
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Honey Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) Lemon Juice
3 oz (90 ml) Club Soda or Sparkling Water
Combine ingredients in tin, shake and strain into a collins glass over fresh ice, top with soda. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Bartenders Breakfast
1 oz (30 ml) Jameson Caskmates Stout
1 oz (30 ml) Kahlua Salted Caramel
1 oz (30 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
¼ - ½ oz (7.5 – 15 ml) Simple Syrup
Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with three coffee beans.
Bite Me I’m Irish
3 oz (90 ml) Gator Bite Coffee Liqueur
1 oz (30 ml) Irish Whiskey
3 oz (90 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
Build in glass, add ice, and stir. Garnish with whipped cream.
Blarney Stone Smash
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Reàl Peach Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) Lemon Juice
1 barspoon Simple Syrup
Note - You could always use a mint simple syrup instead of fresh mint
8 pcs Mint Leaves
Muddle mint in peach syrup, add remaining ingredients, and fresh nice.
Choco Coffee
1.5 oz (45 ml) Jameson Cold Brew Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Chocolate Vodka
3 oz (90 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
Shake over ice.
Classic Irish Derby
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Carpano Antica Vermouth
½ oz (15 ml) Orange Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Lime Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Shake with ice, strain, and serve up. Garnish with lime twist.
Clover Club Daiquiri
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Simple Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) Lime Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Shake & Serve Up. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
Donkey Kick
1.5 oz (45 ml) Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition
½ oz (15 ml) Coffee Liqueur
2 oz (60 ml) Guiness
½ oz (15 ml) Pineapple Juice
1 squeeze of Lemon
Shake over ice. Garnish with lemon twist.
Dublin Iced Coffee
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
2 oz (60 ml) Stout Beer
2 oz (60 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
¾ oz (22 ml) Simple Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) Heavy Cream
Fill a glass with ice, add all ingredients except for the cream. Stir to combine. Slowly pour the cream over the top for the drink. Garnish with freshly grated cinnamon.
Irish Breakfast
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Coffee Liqueur
¾ oz (22 ml) Orange Juice
1 Egg White
Separate egg white into one shaker tin and the remaining ingredients into the other, add a few ice cubes and shake for 30 seconds, strain out ice and shake for another 20 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
Irish Coffee Old Fashioned
1.5 oz (45 ml) Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey
Alternative - Jameson Caskmates Stout
½ oz (15 ml) Coffee Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
1 dash of Angostura Bitters
1 dash of Chocolate Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange wheel.
Irish Eyes are Smiling
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Lemon Juice
½ oz (15 ml) Honey Syrup
¼ oz (7.5 ml) St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram
2 dashes of Orange Bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled glass over fresh ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick and a few whole cloves.
Irish Express
2 oz (60 ml) Jameson Cold Brew
½ oz (15 ml) Irish Cream Liqueur
Recommendation - Skip the Bailey’s, or the cheap stuff, and use Five Farms Irish Cream
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Orange Juice
½ oz (15 ml) Honey Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
Shaken. Garnish with orange zest.
Irish Good-Bye
¾ oz (22 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Green Chartreuse
¾ oz (22 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
¾ oz (22 ml) Lime Juice
Shake & Serve Up. Garnish with lime twist.
Irish Highball
2 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
4 oz (120 ml) Ginger Ale
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Lime Juice
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
Build out in highball glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
Irish Morning
½ oz (15 ml) Bushmills Black Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Coffee Liqeuer
½ oz (15 ml) Irish Cream Liqueur (My favorite is Five Farms)
Shake with ice, strain, serve up.
Irish Setter Iced Coffee
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
2 oz (60 ml) Non-Dairy Milk (e.g. Oat, Soy, Almond)
4 oz (120 ml) Cold Brew Coffee or Iced Coffee
¾ oz (22 ml) Old Fashioned Syrup
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker briefly with ice, roll into pint glass. Garnish with whipped cream & chocolate sprinkles.
Irish Toddy
1 oz (30 ml) Irish Whiskey
1 oz (30 ml) Tawny Port
½ oz (15 ml) Orange Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Cinnamon Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) Lemon Juice
1.5 oz (45 ml) Hot Water
Combine all ingredients in a mug or toddy glass & stir. Garnish with an orange peel.
Irish You Were Here
1.25 oz (37.5 ml) Tullamore D.E.W. Caribbean Cask
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Jameson Cold Brew
½ oz (15 ml) Reàl Raspberry Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) Lemon Juice
Combine all ingredients in shaker tin, shake with ice, roll into rocks glass. Garnish with raspberry and lemon wedge on cocktail pick.
Irishman Manhattan
2 oz (60 ml) Bushmills Red Bush
Alternative - Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (e.g. Redbreast)
1 oz (30 ml) Carpano Antica Vermouth
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir with ice, strain, and serve up. Garnish with cocktail cherry.
Irishman in Canada
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
2 drops Vanilla Extract
1 oz (30 ml) Maple Syrup
1 oz (30 ml) Lemon Juice
Shake with ice, strain, and serve up in a couple glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Irishman Screw Driver
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Grand Marnier or Bauchant Orange Liqueur
2.5 oz (75 ml) Orange Juice
1.5 oz (45 ml) Sparkling Water
Shake over ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with lime wheel.
Lucky Lemonade
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Gator Bite Satsuma Rum Liqueur
3 oz (90 ml) Finest Call Single Press Premium Lemon Sour
3 oz (90) Lemon-Lime Soda
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled pint glass and stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Patty O’Patty
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Single Malt Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Amaro
¾ oz (22 ml) Carpano Punt e Mes
4 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into coupe glass. Garnish with orange zest.
Rio Nights
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Aperol
½ oz (15 ml) Reàl Passion Fruit Syrup
Alternative - Passoã Passion Fruit Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Honey Syrup
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Lemon Juice
Shake with ice, strain over fresh ice. Garnish with lemon wheel.
Rose & O’Connors
1 oz (30 ml) Bushmills Black Bush
1 oz (30 ml) Tequila Rose Liqueur
3 oz (90 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
½ oz (15 ml) Agave Nectar Syrup
Shake with ice, strain, and serve up. Garnish with rose pedal.
Salted Honey Iced Latte
1 oz (30 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Irish Cream
Note - You can use heavy cream instead to reduce the alcoholic content
¾ oz (22 ml) Honey Syrup
Warm equal parts honey and water until combined into a syrup
3 oz (90 ml) Cold Brew Coffee
1 dash of Salt
Shaken with ice, strain over fresh ice.
St. Pat’s Feast
2 oz (60 ml) Jameson Black Barrel
½ oz (15 ml) Elderflower Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Cinnamon Thyme Simple Syrup
1 oz (30 ml) Lemon Juice)
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 Egg White
Combine ingredients in tin, dry shake for 20 seconds, add ice, shake again, strain up into a coupe glass. Garnish with Thyme sprigs.
Stranger Tides
2 oz (60 ml) Tullamore D.E.W Caribbean Cask
½ oz (15 ml) Turbinado Sugar Simple Syrup
3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
2 oz (60 ml) Coconut Water
Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with lime wheel.
The Apple of My Irish
1.5 oz (45 ml) Irish Whiskey
½ oz (15 ml) Laird’s Bonded Applejack
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Cynar
¾ oz (22 ml) Simple Syrup
1 dash of Orange Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glassware. Garnish with orange twist.
The Day of the Festival
1 oz (30 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Drambuie
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Orange Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) Lemon Juice
3 oz (90 ml) Ginger Beer
Combine and shake ingredients, except ginger beer. Strain and pour over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with lemon peel.
The Necessary Force
1.5 oz (45 ml) Jameson Cold Brew
¾ oz (22 ml) Fresh Espresso
¼ oz (7.5 ml) Simple Syrup
3 drops Chocolate Bitters
Shake with ice, strain, and serve up in a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.
The Same Ol’ St. Pats Day Thing
2 oz (60 ml) Irish Whiskey
¾ oz (22 ml) Lemon Juice
¾ oz (22 ml) Reàl Crisp Apple Syrup
4 pcs Mint Leaves
Shake with ice, strain up in a coupe glass. Garnish with lemon peel.