St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails: 6 Pot Of Gold Worthy Drinks To Celebrate Like The Irish

St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17, and there’s no better time to get your green on with a couple of tasty cocktails.

The cultural and religious festival is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. Actually the Feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival.

Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals with Irish traditional music sessions, formal gatherings, and of course the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians also attend church services, and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day. In fact, an integral part of the celebration is drinking alcohol.

According to traditions, alcohol like whiskey, beer or cider is drank as a toast to St Patrick, to Ireland, or to those present as good luck ritual.

For the same reason, we want you to be part of the fiesta! We created a list with a few of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day-inspired cocktail recipes. From certified cucumber-flavored organic vodka like Prairie Organic Spirits to the new flavor lineup from Redd's Apple Ale, which includes the limited Redd's Peach Ale; find them all below.

• Cucumber Gimlet

INGREDIENTS

11⁄2 oz. Prairie Cucumber Flavored Organic Vodka

1⁄2 oz. simple syrup

1 oz. lime juice

Soda water

DIRECTIONS

Combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain into a lowball glass. Top with soda water.

• Jalapeno Vodka Martini

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 oz. Jalapeno-Infused Prairie Organic Vodka

1 oz. fresh lime juice

1 oz. simple syrup

Jalapeno slices

Lemon twist

DIRECTIONS

Combine the ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir well. Strain into a chilled martini glass; top with a jalapeno slice and lemon twist to garnish.

• Prairie Evening Bloom

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz. Prairie Organic Vodka

.5 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

.5 oz. simple syrup

.25 oz. lemon juice

Prosecco, to top

DIRECTIONS

Combine Prairie Organic Vodka, St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, simple syrup & lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake & strain into cocktail glass. Top with prosecco.

• Angry Shamrock

INGREDIENTS

4 oz Angry Orchard Crisp Apple

1 oz Vodka

0.5 oz Creme de Menthe

0.25 oz Lemon Juice

DIRECTIONS

Shake and strain over ice in a rocks glass. Top with Angry Orchard Crisp Apple.

• Orchard of Oats

INGREDIENTS

1/2 Angry Orchard Crisp Apple

1/2 oatmeal stout

DIRECTIONS

Fill 1/2 glass with oatmeal stout. Top with Angry Orchard Crisp Apple

• Redd's New Peach, Blueberry and Raspberry Ale

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More beer variety brings more occasions for beer-filled brunches, delicious food pairings and a "Pot O' Gold" worth drink. Juicy raspberry notes with hints of apple, delicately balanced blueberry aroma with a satisfying apple finish, and the new limited-edition beer that leads with ripe peach notes, are the flavors Redd’s is offering this year. The gratifying apple taste makes this beer an exciting choice for the holiday.