For those of you looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the comfort of your own home, we don’t blame you. Bar-hopping and day drinking may have been fun for our younger-selves – but now, for some of us, it only takes an Irish Whiskey cocktail in-hand to celebrate properly.

Here, we’ve rounded up a few innovative ways to drink Irish Whiskey this St. Paddy’s Day. These drinks were concocted by the Master of Whiskey, Gerry Graham of Bushmills Irish Whiskey – so you know they’re legit. Toast the Irish holiday right at home and let us know which cocktail you’ll be sipping on soon.

St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails

Bushmills Irish Honey Smash

Ingredients

1.5 oz of Bushmills Irish Honey
2-3 Mint Leaves
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
2 Pieces of Lemon
1 oz Water

Directions

Muddle the lemon, mint, water, and simple syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add Bushmills, shake, and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish w/ a sprig of mint and serve.

Honey, I’m Home

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Bushmills Irish Honey
Lemon Wedge
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Ginger Beer

Directions

In your mixing glass, add Bushmills, bitters and ginger beer. Shake, stir and strain over ice.

Irish Old Fashioned

Ingredients

1.5oz Black Bush
1/2oz simple syrup
2 dashes of orange bitters
1 orange rind

Directions

In your mixing glass, add your black bush, simple syrup, orange bitters, and stir over ice for about 30 seconds. When you’re done, strain this into a fresh glass of ice, and garnish with an orange rind.

Enjoy!

 

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