Day 319, Cocktail 322
Ok, so not everyone is into Nutty Irishmen or Car Bombs (or Guinness for the matter) for St. Patrick’s day. Some of us are looking for leprechaun’s and their pots of gold. Poor little buggers, working their fingers to the bone making shoes, only to have some blundering idiot steal their earnings!
Whew! Well, I had come across a cocktail called the Dancing Leprechaun in the Ultimate Bar Book while getting ready for last Saturday’s NID. It looked good, but a little to complicated to mess with at a dinner party, so I didn’t use that night. However, it was just the drink for Thursday night. So I mixed one up and hoped to find a leprechaun’s pot of gold…
Dancing Leprechaun
- 1-1/2 oz irish whiskey
- 3/4 oz Drambuie
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- ginger ale
Combine the ingredients, except the ginger ale, in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to combine then strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon twist or wedge.
This would make a very good mid day break from the Guinness on St. Patrick’s day. Light, refreshing with just a hint of whiskey and the honey sweetness of the Drambuie. There’s even a connection between the Scottish Drambuie and the Irish whiskey – both Ireland and Scotland have chafed under British rule, so it’s natural that they join forces, at least in a cocktail!
Cheers!
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