Cocktail inspiration to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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Get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with these green drinks!

Nicole Mattson

Celebrate this St. Paddy’s Day with some more creative drinks than the usual “Irish car bomb.”  Here are four drink recipes to make the most of your holiday.

Dirty Girl Scout Cocktail

1 ounce Kahlua liqueur

1 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream

1 ounce green creme de menthe

Mint for garnish

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass over ice. Garnish with small mint leaves.

The Grasshopper

1 ounce creme de menthe

1 ounce creme de cacao

2 ounces half and half or cream

Fuzzy Leprechaun Cocktail

1 ounce peach schnapps

1 ounce blue curacao

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce orange juice

1 ounce pineapple juice

1 orange slice

1 maraschino cherry

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a glass over ice. Garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Pot of Gold Mimosas

2 ounces orange juice

0.5 ounce vodka

2 ounces champagne

0.5 ounce blue curacao

Add orange juice and vodka into a glass and stir. Add champagne. Quickly add blue curacao. Let it settle and mix at the bottom to create a layered effect.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these recipes, and drink responsibly.

The legal drinking age in Iowa is 21. Please drink responsibly.