Luck of the Irish Cocktail

square photo of a green cocktail in two glasses with cherries and pineapple chunks

Luck of the Irish Cocktail

Ring in St. Patty’s Day in style with this vibrant and delicious luck of the Irish cocktail. This refreshing cocktail is made with Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, pineapple juice, lime juice, club soda, and a dash of green food coloring for visual effect.

Course Cocktail

Cuisine Irish

Keyword cocktail made with whiskey, green cocktail, luck of the irish cocktail, saint patrick's day cocktail

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cocktails

Calories 303kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

4 ounces Irish whiskey
2.5 ounces peach schnapps
3 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce lime juice (fresh)
6 ounces club soda (measurement is approximate as you're going to add directly to the glasses and not in the shaker)

Garnish

2 maraschino cherries (rinse the syrup off)
2 chunks pineapple (fresh)

Instructions

Get a cocktail shaker and fill it halfway with ice. Get a measuring glass, martini picks and glassware.
Place one cherry and pineapple chunk on each martini pick. Set aside.
2 maraschino cherries, 2 chunks pineapple
Add whiskey, peach schnapps, pineapple juice, and lime juice to the shaker.
4 ounces Irish whiskey, 2.5 ounces peach schnapps, 3 ounces pineapple juice, 1 ounce lime juice
Add fresh ice to the glasses. Place the lid on the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Pour, divide, and strain the liquid to each glass.
Add club soda to each glass, leaving a small amount of room between the liquid and the top of the glass for the garnish.
6 ounces club soda
Add the garnish to each glass.
Sip
Smile
Enjoy

Notes

Helpful tips

Although regular whiskey would work with this luck of the Irish cocktail recipe, I encourage you to use an Irish whiskey if you can. There are many brands out there but my go-to is Jameson Irish whiskey.

This cocktail is usually made with lime soda, but I'm not a fan of the preservatives or caffeine found in soda more often than not, so I use fresh lime juice and club soda.

If you do use fresh lime juice, make sure to wash your lime before juicing it to remove pesticides. Here's how: I use this cloth that has a coarse side and a smooth side. The coarse side is to scrub the skin and the smooth side is to shine the fruit. No need to shine citrus. Wet the cloth and briskly rub the skin with the coarse side, then rinse with cold water thoroughly.

If you don't have the cloth, here's an alternative way of washing the citrus: squirt some natural, unscented hand soap in your palm and scrub the skin with your hands. Rinse the citrus thoroughly under cold water.

I use double old-fashioned glasses for this cocktail, but you can use highball glasses, rocks glasses, or Collins glasses.

Unless I'm making a pitcher or punch bowl of this delightful cocktail, I use the small cans of pineapple juice instead of the large to avoid wasting what's left over.

I generally garnish this lucky cocktail with cherries and a chunk of pineapple, but here are alternatives: a mint sprig, a wedge of lime, a thin lime wheel, or a wedge of pineapple.

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