Hello mates! Hope your morning goes properly. I’ve an extended put up tomorrow about making a wholesome relationship with meals, however at the moment, I needed to re-share this oldie however goodie in honor of the upcoming “all issues inexperienced” vacation.
Not solely is that is the perfect St. Patrick’s Day cocktail, it’s the perfect cocktail for anytime, actually.
There’s not an excessive amount of “Irish” about me. There’s a little bit bit on my great-grandmother’s facet, the truth that I used to Irish Step dance (I had a imply slip jig), and I married an Irish man. He launched me to fantastic issues about his household’s tradition -they truly personal a bar in Eire that we’d love to go to sometime!- together with this cocktail. It has a wealthy sweetness to it, a little bit goes a great distance because it’s very wealthy, and is completely good for the upcoming vacation.
We’ve had some fairly memorable St. Patrick’s Days, like after we visited Savannah and the facility went out in all the metropolis. (I used to be satisfied it was aliens or an assault of some kind.) However with all the ones we’ve spent collectively, my favourite was the evening we stayed house in Valdosta, watched motion pictures and drank copious quantities of this cocktail.
My model is with almond milk, and the Pilot’s is with heavy cream or common milk:
[One of these things is not like the others. Also, these are older pics but my go-to almond milk right now is the Malk brand]
As you guys know, I are inclined to keep away from dairy for well being/pores and skin/autoimmune causes. I don’t keep away from Bailey’s Irish cream for any cause aaaaaand they now make a dairy-free model that’s fairly good 😉 I even have added again some dairy with success after therapeutic my intestine!
Right here’s the recipe for my favourite cocktail, which I’ve dubbed “The Fortunate Irish Woman.” Regardless that I’m largely Irish by affiliation, St. Paddy’s is one in every of my favourite holidays. Hope you take pleasure in this drink as a lot as we do!
The Fortunate Irish Woman Cocktail
That is the perfect St. Patrick’s Day cocktail!
- -1 oz Baileys
- -1/2 oz Kahlua
- -1/2 oz Frangelico
- -2 oz milk of alternative (heavy cream, coconut or almond milk)
- -Spinach or inexperienced meals coloring (elective)
- Combine all substances in a cocktail shaker with a little bit ice.
- Shake it up!
- Pressure, pour, and bottoms up.
Notes
- In case you’re utilizing spinach to paint your drink, mix it with the drink.
I blended mine with a little bit spinach for a extra festive inexperienced cocktail, which sadly, doesn’t magically flip it right into a wholesome elixir (bonus nutritional vitamins! haha). It does make it fairly, although 🙂 You can even use pure inexperienced meals coloring.
For the vacation, you can even make a LOVE heat Irish espresso with Irish whiskey, or a shot of Guinness with Bailey’s – at all times a traditional. Inexperienced beer is at all times a household fave, too.
Cheers!
What’s your all-time favourite mocktail or cocktail recipe? This one is my all-time fave, and I additionally love some good sangria and these spring mocktail recipes.
Any previous St. Patrick’s Day adventures to share?