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St. Patrick's Day Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (54)
St. Patrick's Day Cocktail image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2⁄3 fl oz Irish whiskey
1⁄3 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄3 fl oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
1⁄3 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1⁄3 fl oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint leaf (or shamrock).

Method

  1. SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  3. TOP with soda.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with mint leaf (or shamrock) pegged to rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of St. Patrick's Day Cocktail contains 207 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 20.38% alc./vol. (40.77° proof)
  • 21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in 2006 by yours truly in London, England. (Better if it had been Dublin or Belfast!)

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Review

Verdant, vibrant, and virtuous - so virtuous that it's saintly! Faintly minty, herbal, and citrusy with whiskey making it a helluva craic.

Cocktail of the day:

17th March 2026 is Saint Patrick's Day

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Comments & Discussion

Steven Jepson Premium Member
Used a rather good Distillery Jameson's (need to buy some more!) and Giffords Creme de Menthe. A bit sweet might try again with a cut back on the sugar syrup but the soda water does help dial it back and gives it a bit of fizz.
Happy Saint Paddies
score: 1
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
I think this might break depending on your green mint liqueur. I used De Kuyper's and it mainly tasted as eating or drinking something right after brushing your teeth. It was a minty feeling with off flavours surrounding it. Not a fan, but will try it next year with Giffard's.
score: 0
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
The splash of soda is great though! Forgot to mention that, it absolutely helps the drink overall and should not be ignored.
score: 2
Guilherme Dias
Made it today (St. Patrick's Day) only because it's green and ended up enjoying it a lot! The Irish whiskey makes a lot of sense here, rounding out the freshness of the other ingredients. I don't see this cocktail working as well with scotch or bourbon. Would recommend it to anyone who's looking for something ludic and tasty to celebrate.
score: 1
Cameron Carter
Fantastic cocktail! I threw a few mint leaves into the shaker and fine strained.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Finishing out St. Patrick's Day in San Diego, we had this as our digestive. It was perfect. Wonderfully herbal with just the right sweetness. Highly enjoyable.
score: 1
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
Happy Saint Patrick's day. This was the cocktail I already chose for tonight. Today we are going to a big big Saint Patrick's day party hosted by a restaurant (Irish guy running it) up in the mountains 2222m in altitude
score: 6
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
well after our mega party up there in the mountains, just sipping this right now and very much enjoying this... Cheers all
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Cheers, Nathalie. I'm now also sipping on one but in a far less lofty location. It's a cleansing cocktail!
score: 0
Scott Noonan
Tried this tonight. Exceptionally balanced, the chartreuse is dominat but not unbalanced. The soda water really brings it all together.
score: 1

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