GingerLocks

No St Patrick’s Day would be complete without a ginger ale or ginger beer based drink. This one requires a very specific whiskey. RedLocks is a Minnesota made Irish whiskey, and it’s worth checking out if you can find it. For locals it’s easy to snag, so go grab a bottle this weekend and try out this Irish cocktail! It’s worth noting that RedLocks is a milder Irish whiskey, if you’re used to drinking Jameson. But a good smooth.

Local should stop by Kierans Pub in Minneapolis, if you get a chance, where the GingerLocks was invented, and is always on the menu!! Cheers!

2oz Red Locks Irish Whiskey

1oz Ginger Ale

Garnish with lime wedge

Fill Collins glass with ice

Add whiskey and top off with Ginger Ale

Garnish with Lime wedge

Source: Red Locks GingerLocks recipe

Grace O’Malley

On the hunt for an interesting cocktail based in Irish Whiskey, the name of this one jumped right off the digital page. We were intrigued by the combination of Irish whiskey with coffee liqueur. Adding orgeat, a tiki staple, was eyebrow raising, and then just tossing lemon in at the end? We were skeptical.

The outcome is a very interesting cocktail. Almost a St Patrick’s Tiki Drink. All the flavors have somehow combined into something new, which we love about cocktails. So, if you are looking for an interesting way to add some Jameson to your Saint Patrick’s Day (or any day), check this one out! Plus, as it requires a straw to drink, it’s VR Enabled!!! Cheers!

1.5oz Irish Whiskey (Jameson)

1oz Coffee Liqueur (we used Tia Maria)

0.75oz Orgeat

0.5oz Fresh Lemon Juice

0.5oz Simple Syrup

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice

Source: The Tasting Panel cocktail recipe