Drunken Leprechaun Recipe

Name: Drunken Leprechaun
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 can Guinness Beer; ½ cup White sugar; 1 oz. Freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1½ oz. Honey syrup; 1 oz. Guinness Reducted simple syrup, see recipe above; 3 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey; 4 Mint leaves

March 11 2022

Drunken Leprechaun

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Author:

Advanced Mixology

Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Many people will be looking for a fun, festive drink to share with friends and family members on St. Patrick's Day. The Drunk Leprechaun has created just such a concoction! Made with whiskey, Guinness, and lemon juice, this cocktail is one that everyone will enjoy. You can even take it a notch higher by rimming it with green sugar crystals.

Ingredients

For the Guinness Reducted Simple Syrup:

1 can Guinness Beer
½ cup White sugar

For the Cocktail:

1 oz. Freshly squeezed lemon juice
1½ oz. Honey syrup
1 oz. Guinness Reducted simple syrup, see recipe above
3 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey
4 Mint leaves

Directions

For Guinness Reducted Simple Syrup:

Pour the Guinness beer into a pan and bring to a boil.
Let it simmer on low heat until the mixture becomes thicker and the liquid has reduced to about half the amount.
Let it cool and pour into a container. Set it aside.

For Cocktail:

Pour all cocktail ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice
Shake well and strain them into a coupe glass.
Garnish the cocktail with mint leaves. Serve and enjoy!

Comments

I have a question. Does the beer have to be guinness?

KR

krystalia May 09 2022

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