Looking to make some green cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day? Step away from the green food coloring! You can achieve fresh tasting and eye-pleasing green libations with herbs, vegetables, liqueurs—even matcha tea. Here are a few recipes to try.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ oz. London Dry gin
- Bunch of fresh basil
- ¾ oz. Fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 oz. Agave syrup
- Dash extra virgin olive oil
- Bunch of fresh basil
Instructions
- Place basil and lemon into a cocktail shaker.
- Gently muddle the lemon and. Add agave syrup, olive oil and gin and top up with ice.
- Shake vigorously.
- Fine strain into a rocks glass.
- Add ice and garnish with a sprig of basil.
Notes
The mixologists at Beefeater gin created this recipe.
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Ingredients
- 1 oz. Blanco tequila (such as Espolon)
- 1 oz. White rum (such as Thrasher's)
- ¼ oz. Blue Curaçao
- ½ oz. Lemon juice
- 1 ½ oz. Passion fruit juice
- 2 droppers Salt water*
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a Tiki mug or a tall Collins glass with crushed ice.
- *A bit of salt can boost flavors in a cocktail.
Notes
Todd Thrasher, owner of Tiki TNT and Thrasher’s Rum in Washington, D.C., created this recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 1/3 oz. Martini Bianco
- 1 oz. Gin
- 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
- 1/3 oz. Demerara sugar syrup
- 1 handful Basil
- 1 Cucumber slice
Instructions
- Muddle the cucumber and basil in a shaker.
- Add remaining ingredients and dry shake.
- Add ice and shake again.
- Double strain into coupe glass.
- Garnish with a dried Aspen leaf (if available) or basil leaf.
Notes
Andrei Kabaila of Casa Tua Aspen in Basalt, CO, created this recipe.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz. Reposado tequila (such as Lunazul)
- 1 ½ oz. Cucumber-apple purée
- 1 oz. Jalapeño simple syrup
- ½ oz. Lime juice
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and shake.
- Pour into glass with ice.
- Garnish with salt and pepper on top of a lime wheel.
Notes
The mixologists at Bistronomy in Charleston, SC, created this recipe.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz. Pisco
- ¾ oz. Lime juice
- ¾ oz. Matcha tea
- 1 Egg white
- Splash of bitters
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
- Shake well to mix.
- Pour mixture over ice into a highball glass.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Notes
The mixologists at the Loews Hollywood Hotel created this recipe.
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