If it feels wrong, put a glass on st. No green beer needed.
Go out
Pace himself from the start at Claddagh Coffee in St. Louis. Paul (or Sister Café Wee Claddagh Coffee). The namesake de Claddagh warms up inside with Irish cream, dark chocolate, espresso and steamed milk, or try one of our favorites, Nutty Mick, which emphasizes hazelnut aromas for Irish cream. 459 W. 7th St., St.. Paul; Wee Claddagh 612 Selby Av., St. claddagh-coffee.com
Brother Justus indulges in nostalgia for his new specialty cocktail, Shamrock Shimmy, which is inspired by McDonald’s Shamrock Shake but with a texture more similar to Wendy’s Frosty. Think more Supper Club Grasshopper, less soft your ice cream. Homemade mint and chocolate syrups stand for crème de mint and crème de cocoa, accompanied by heavy cream and American whiskey. Shimmy will be available in the cocktail room until the end of March. 3300 NE. 5th St., Mpls., brotherjustus.com
For their first st. (Make it at home by combining 2 ounces of Irish American whiskey, 1 ounce of lime juice and 6 to 8 ounces of ginger. Garnish with lime wedge and 1 sprig of mint.) The distillery also gives free drams of Keeper’s Heart Whiskey to those. showing their best Irish side (an accent, dance movement – you name it). One of their best Irish sites? Master Distiller Brian Nation, who headed Ireland’s renowned distillery before the O’Shaughnessys liberated him to Minnesota. 600 Malcolm Av. SE., Mpl., osdistilling.com
Here’s one for the whole family: Bebe Zito’s uptown location serves its Clover Shake – chocolate, mint and whipped cream – in both short or regular sizes until the end of St. John’s. Patrick’s Day. If you miss the deadline, it’s still worth the trip. The ice cream shop / burger joint owned by spouses Ben Spangler and Gabriella Grant-Spangler brought out its spring break flavors, too. (704 W. 22nd St., Mpls., bebezitomn.com)
Stay tuned
Not much of a mixologist? Finished cocktails also fit the bill. Just in time for St Patrick’s Day, local bitter producer Dashfire announced a new collaboration with Kieran Folliard’s Red Locks Irish Whiskey: Lucky Lee’s Irish Old Fashioned Cocktail. Dashfire made a liqueur of red cauliflower and spicy apples, along with its classic bitters, to complement the whiskey’s cinnamon and spicy apple sweetness. Lucky Lee’s is widely available in the Metro area liquor stores.
But with home bars better stocked than ever, mixing your own taste of Ireland does not have to be difficult.
The team at O’Shaugnessy Distilling Co., maker of Keeper’s Heart Irish American Whiskey, has proposed making their Old Fashioned: Combine 2 ounces of whiskey, 1/3 ounce Demerara syrup and 4 pieces of aromatic bitters and serve.
There is no shortage of ideas in the new book “Paddy Drinks: Modern Irish Whiskey Cocktails,” by Jillian Vose, Jack McGarry, Sean Muldoon and Conor Kelly (Harvest, 2022). That, by Vose, chief bartender at the Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in New York City, first appeared in the Washington Post.
Precision Pilot Cocktail
• Ice cubes for stirring, a large cube or ball for the drink
• 2 pieces of Peychaud’s Bitter
• 1/2 Oz. Grapefruit liqueur, like Combier Liqueur de Pamplemousse Rose
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