Irish Drink Recipes

Popular drink recipes from Ireland center on extensive use of liqueurs, coffee and whiskey. The cocktails are versatile and easily convertible into mock-tails. They are usually enjoyed with oyster and chicken delicacies churned out from traditional chicken recipes. Irish drink recipes bank on simplicity to bring out the best of the ingredients. Extensive use of fruit juices, olives and sugar makes them real temptations at any get-together.

Alcoholic:

Wild Autumn Sunset or Irish Rose

Ingredients:

• Lime juice
• Pomegranate syrup
• Ginger ale
• Whiskey of your choice

Ratio of 1 ounce of all the other ingredients to 6 ounces of ginger ale.

Preparation:

1. First fill a glass with either crushed ice or ice cubes.
2. Pre-mix and pour in all the ingredients, except ginger ale.
3. Top the drink with ginger ale and do not mix.
4. Allow the sunset hue to settle at the bottom and fade towards the lip.

Whiskey Cocktail

Ingredients:

• ½ teaspoon of any orange-flavored liqueur.
• ½ teaspoon of liqueur flavored with anise
• ¼ teaspoon of maraschino
• 2 ounces of pure Irish whiskey
• Olives
• Dash of bitters

Preparation:

1. Fill a cocktail glass with crushed ice.
2. Pre-mix all the ingredients, except olives and strain the mixture onto the crushed ice.
3. Serve each cocktail with an olive.

Irish Freeze

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 ounces of any liqueur of your choice
• 3/4 ounce of pure Irish cream liqueur

Preparation:

1. Fill a cocktail glass with crushed ice.
2. Mix the ingredients and pour over the crushed ice.
3. Use a cocktail shaker to mix the ice and two liqueurs well.

Non-Alcoholic:

Cream Coffee

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of Irish coffee
• 1/4 cup of refined sugar
• 1 cup of Irish whipping cream
• 1 cup of flavored cream, of your choice

Preparation:

1. Mix the strong Irish coffee and sugar in a decanter.
2. Heat on a slow flame, gently folding in the whipping cream.
3. Ensure that the concoction remains light.
4. Pour the coffee into goblets and layer with a flavored cream of your choice.

Non-alcoholic Shillelagh

Ingredients:

• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
• Fresh peach juice
• Raspberries or strawberries to garnish

Preparation:

1. Set crushed ice in a punch glass.
2. Mix all the ingredients well, except the garnish.
3. Shake the mixture well and strain it onto the crushed ice.
4. Use the fresh raspberries or strawberries as garnish.

Irish drinks are usually served with either oyster or chicken delights. You could try the savory recipes below to have a truly Irish party, the next time you play host.

Oysters and Chive

Ingredients:

• 4 oysters with juices reserved
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 tablespoons white vinegar
• Fistful of chopped chives
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Fistful of chopped parsley leaves
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Sprinkle salt on the oysters and set aside in the refrigerator, after separating the juices.
2. Melt butter and add vinegar, lemon juice, chopped chives and the juices of the oysters.
3. Pour the sauce over the oysters and grill for not more than two minutes.
4. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Whiskey-Chicken Liver Platter

Ingredients:

• 6 chicken livers
• 1 chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon fresh cream
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• ¼ cup pure Irish whiskey
• Chopped parsley for garnish
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Crackers or toasted bread slices

Preparation:

1. Saute the chopped onion and garlic in the melted butter, until transparent.
2. Add chicken livers and stir fry for about 5 minutes, till the center of each is pink.
3. Switch off the heat and pout in the remaining ingredients, except the garnish.
4. Put the mixture into a blender and process.
5. Pour it out into a casserole and garnish with chopped parsley.
6. Serve with crackers or toast.