Irish Margarita
The Irish Margarita is a delicious cocktail made with Irish whiskey. With lime juice and Grand Marnier, this colorful drink is perfect for St. Patrick's Day.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 268kcal
Equipment
- Bar spoon (or teaspoon)
- Cocktail serving glass (around 8 ounces)
- Small dish (for salt)
- Knife and cutting board (if using fresh lime)
- Citrus juicer (if using fresh lime)
Ingredients
Cocktail
- 1½ ounces Irish whiskey
- 1 ounce Grand Marnier liqueur
- 1 ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce maple syrup
- bar spoon Midori
- bar spoon Blue Curaçao
Optional Garnish
- edible gold leaf
- salt for the glass rim
- fresh lime slice
Instructions
Garnish
- Wet the rim of your glass either using a cut lime or water. Dip it into your salt, turning the glass with each dip so you coat the entire rim.
- If you are using edible gold, use your fingers, a paintbrush or food tweezers to apply it to the rim of your glass.
Cocktail
- Add the lime juice, maple syrup, Grand Marnier, whiskey, Midori and Blue Curacao to your cocktail shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice and seal it up.
- Give the shaker about 15-20 vigorous shakes to chill and dilute the drink.
- Add fresh ice to your serving glass.
- Strain the drink into the glass.
- Add your lime slice to the rim of the glass, and serve.
Notes
- Instead of measuring the Midori and Blue Curacao directly into a spoon, try pouring them into a clean jigger first and then pouring into the spoon. (Otherwise it's easy to spill everywhere!)
- If you're making a big batch, use ½ ounce (15 ml) of Midori and Blue Curacao for every 3 drinks (3 bar spoons is the same as 1 Tablespoon/½ ounce).
Nutrition
Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.1mg