Shamrock on the Rocks: St. Patrick’s Day Drinks
As frou frou as I can be, I only like girly cocktails under specific conditions: on tropical islands, with really spicy food, or during a night of young foolishness. So when Sebastian told me we were celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by making green cocktails with the Bourbon Street favorite, Blue Curacao, I admit I was concerned. But you know what? As initially unappealing as a green drink may be, it was incredibly satisfying in a second-grade-art-class kind of way to mix that blue stuff with orange juice and make a green cocktail. And Sebastian said it didn’t taste half bad either.
The other two drinks we mixed up for the holiday were more traditional: a tricked out version of Irish coffee called an Irish Lumberjack (yummy) and a fizzy little concoction called the Wild Irish Rose. It also bears mentioning that my sister made us a delicious drink at her apartment the night before of whiskey, tons of sour black cherries, and a splash of seltzer. After a couple of those babies, I was feeling pretty lucky, indeed.
Maybe we’re just lazy boozers, but Sebastian and I like our drinks to get right to the point. When we turned off the camera we were sharing our favorite: Bushmills on the rocks. St. Patrick’s Day was a good excuse to put some extra effort into our libations, but we don’t always need the song and dance of the cocktail shaker; sometimes we just want to turn on The Gossip and dance!













alison: Sarah, is the Irish Coffee served warm?3 years ago
Sarah: Yep, sure is. But I suppose you could substitute ice cream for the half and half and make a nice frothy treat!3 years ago
Dad: Pink o’Perfection meets, greets and conquers tam o’ shanter. Congrats.3 years ago
Wes Fisher: I’m flattered you used my original recipe for the Irish Lumberjack. Never realized it would get attention - just a bored bartender thinking up what would go great with my two favorite vices
Many o’ manly irish lad have went timber after a few of them
Cheers!3 years ago
Sebastian: Wow! How cool! What a small place the web is. Thanks so much for your lumberjack recipe, Wes. We enjoyed it immensely.
Sebastian3 years ago
Lisa (dinner party): Super cute! I especially love your color theory cocktail. It reminds me of grade school and playing around with watercolors.15 weeks ago