While Ireland and Kentucky are separated by an ocean, we are much more akin on our love for that golden nectar of the gods. Irish whisky can be blended or single malt with the following categories:
Single Pot Still: Made in a pot still from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley.
Single Malt: 100% malted barley, distilled in pot stills.
Single Grain: Distilled from various grains in column stills.
Blended Irish Whiskey: A mix of two or more of the above types.
We can never have too many whiskies on our bars and I would encourage you to try a couple and see what you think! Let me know what your favorites are.
This cocktail is light and refreshing and a perfect cocktail to put in your “walker” when you are headed out to the St. Patrick’s Day parade (“walker”- you know that spillproof cup you take with you- aka an insulated beverage cup, tumbler, travel mug, Yeti, Stanley, etc). It batches like a champ and is also a great brunch cocktail after a night of Irish Car Bombs or too many pints down at the pub.
The Luck of the Irish
Yield: two cocktails
Served: Up
Glassware: Coupe or champagne flute
2 oz Irish whisky
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz Make & Muddle Honey Lavender Elixir or Honey Syrup*
Prosecco or other dry bubbles
Add the first three ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until very cold. Strain into coupe glass or flute, top with prosecco or other dry bubbles. Garnish with a lemon twist.
*Honey syrup can be made by heating equal parts honey and water. Stir until honey has melted completely, but do not boil.
Recipes of the month are provided by Jennifer Brian, a spirits professional, self-proclaimed Cocktail Evangelist, co-founder and owner of craft cocktail company, Make & Muddle and author of cocktail cookbook, The Classic Cocktail Revival. She is based in the bourbon epicenter of Louisville, KY.
