33+ St Patrick’s Day Drinks Worth Celebrating
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St Patrick’s Day drinks are the best way to celebrate our favorite Irish holiday! Skip the green beer this year and try these awesome cocktails instead!
Festive St. Patricks Day Drinks
With a last name like O’Driscoll, St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in my house. Now that we have kids, we don’t party like we used to but we still like to celebrate with fun St. Patrick’s Day drinks! Some of these drinks may not be for the faint of heart and others are more like St. Patrick’s Day desserts than cocktails. One thing they all have in common is that they look delicious!
You’ll want to check out all the fun accessories too, like this Shot Glass Hat (just keep it steady!), funny shirts, and if you think you can pull it off, this hilarious costume! Now, back to the drinks! Whether you prefer martinis, boozy milkshakes, or Jello shots, there’s a St. Patrick’s Day cocktail that will bring out the inner bartender in anyone.
Why We Love These Recipes
- Plenty of green drink: There’s a green drink in every shape, form, and fashion all in one place.
- Easy to make: Each cocktail recipe is easy to follow, making it simple for anyone to mix up a professional-looking drink at home.
- Unique flavors: From classic Irish whiskey concoctions to fruity flavors there’s a variety of flavors for every taste.
St. Patrick’s Day Jello Shots
St. Patrick’s Day Jello Shots are the perfect way to celebrate all things Irish and will take your St. Patrick’s Day party to a whole new level!
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Dirty Irishman Cocktail
This Dirty Irishman cocktail, with Irish whiskey and Bailey’s, is the perfect sweet and boozy drink for any St. Patrick’s Day party.
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Irish Flag Jello Shots
These Irish flag Jello shots are a colorful and festive treat that’s sure to bring plenty of cheer to your St. Patrick’s Day party.
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Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Recipe
This simple Bailey's Irish Cream hot chocolate recipe is a boozy, creamy, and flavorful drink that’ll take your classic hot chocolate to a whole new level!
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Baileys Chocolate Pudding Shots
These yummy pudding shots are made with Bailey's Irish cream liqueur. They're a delicious treat that’s sure to liven up your next party.
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Shamrock Martini
Martinis on St. Patrick's Day? I like the way Kim from Stuffed Suitcase thinks! They are tangy and perfectly sweetened with a little simple syrup.
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Shamrock Sour Cocktail
Try these Shamrock Sours with a DIY shamrock drink stirrer too! They're delicious St. Paddy's Day drinks to get any party going.
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Irish Sour Apple Cocktail
Irish Sour Apple Cocktail Recipe is perfect for parties! This green cocktail recipe is so easy to make.
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Magically Delicious Martini
Since this St. Patrick's Day drink is garnished with cereal, does that mean I can have it for breakfast?
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Thin Mint Cocktail
Grab your cocktail shaker and enjoy the fabulous flavors of Thin Mints in cocktail form! A Thin Mint cocktail is sure one tasty and fun way to enjoy those favorite flavors of Thin Mints.
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Green Dublin
This Green Dublin Cocktail is festive and fun. Made with Irish whiskey, cranberry juice, and green apple schnapps.
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Luck of the Irish Shots
Celebrate St. Paddy's Day with delicious Luck of the Irish Shots, full of sweet chocolate mint layers that’ll get everyone in a party mood!
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Jolly Rancher Cocktail
Green apple jolly rancher cocktails are perfect for your summer gatherings, a fall party and anytime you’d like a fun grownup cocktail.
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Boozy DIY Shamrock Shake
This is NOT the Shamrock Shake they're giving out in the McDonald's Drive thru! It's a party in a glass!
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Homemade Creme de Menthe
Making Creme de Menthe at home is easy and only takes a couple of days to have a delicious, smooth peppermint-flavored liqueur to add to any drink for a minty kick.
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Mint Chip Cookietini
This easy mint cocktail with creme de menthe and cookie dough vodka is like a Thin Mint shot!
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Green Bloody Mary
Green Bloody Marys are perfect for St. Patricks Day but delicious any time of the year! Made with tomatillos, yellow tomatoes, & horseradish.
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Lucky White Wine Spritzer Recipe
Not just for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, this Lucky White Wine Spritzer recipe will bring you good luck all year! You will love this tasty drink.
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The Lucky Leprechaun Cocktail
This tasty Lucky Leprechaun green cocktail is sure to get you in the Irish frame of mind.
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Guinness Float / Shake
This Guinness Float (or Guinness Shake) is a surprisingly delicious combination of Guinness Draught and ice cream. It's a tasty Irish cocktail and dessert all in one,
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Emerald Sunrise
Get in the Irish spirit and celebrate in style with an Emerald Sunrise, a delicious cocktail with a beautiful spin on a Tequila Sunrise.
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Homemade Green Cotton Candy Moonshine
This cotton candy vodka recipe combines actual cotton candy, cotton candy vodka, sugar, and Everclear to make a delicious homemade moonshine
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Midori Sour Martini
A classic Midori sour made into a martini. The bright green color is so festive and fun, perfect for Christmas or St Patricks Day!
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Baileys Iced Coffee with Ice Cream
This homemade iced coffee is made with cold brew coffee, Irish cream liqueur, and pistachio ice cream. It's the perfect sweet drink and dessert all in one.
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Frozen Irish Coffee
A frozen Irish Coffee recipe made with ice cream, whiskey, and Irish cream! A must-have after dinner cocktail
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Fuzzy Leprechaun Cocktail Recipe
Fuzzy Leprechaun Green Cocktail is perfect for throwing a killer St Paddy’s Day party. The drink is bright green but tastes like a peach.
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Basil Gin Cocktail
This Basil Gin Cocktail is a zesty, herbaceous, colorful, and downright delicious cocktail! It's so refreshing!
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Green Prosecco Cocktail
Green proseeco cocktails are made with Midori, fresh lemon juice, and crisp, bubbly prosecco. There so refreshing, perfect for sipping by the pool.
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Baileys Martini
This Baileys Irish Cream Martini recipe is perfect for any party! You can serve this chocolate martini for happy hour or dessert!
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Green Hawaiian Cocktail
Green Hawaiian Cocktail is a beautiful and refreshing combination of vodka, coconut rum, blue curacao, pineapple juice, and lemon and lime soda!
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Irish Whiskey Cocktail
This Irish Whiskey cocktail is perfect for St. Patrick’s day, with the combined flavors of creme de cacao, Cynar and absinthe! It’s a great sipping whiskey cocktail!
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Frozen Grasshopper
A frozen grasshopper is a mint chocolate flavored alcoholic beverage. This sweet dessert drink is made with just 4 ingredients in a blender!
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Baileys Chocolate Martini Recipe
This Baileys chocolate martini is dessert in a glass and is kicked up a notch from a traditional chocolate martini by adding Baileys.
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Honeydew Ginger Frozen Margarita
This vibrant green frozen honeydew margarita combines fresh honeydew melon, ginger simple syrup, and tequila for a frozen drink perfect for any time of the year.
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Nutty Irishman Cocktail
Creamy and nutty, the Nutty Irishman cocktail is a festive after-dinner drink. They’re so easy to make, you may be tempted to start your day with it.
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Pot of Gold Mimosas
Our Pot of Gold Mimosas are perfect to serve year-round, but especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Made with champagne, orange juice, and blue curacao, it's a super refreshing drink.
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The Irish Sour
The Irish Sour is not only green but also super easy, made with Jameson Irish Whiskey and 2 more simple ingredients!
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Sparkling White Sangria
This bubbly and refreshing sparkling white sangria is perfect for sharing with friends for a light, fruity, delicious and beautiful drink.
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Lucky Leprechaun Shots
Lucky Leprechaun Shots taste like what a leprechaun would drink on a tropical vacation. They are fruity shots that taste great and are easy to drink.
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About Lisa O’Driscoll
Lisa O’Driscoll is a lifestyle and parenting expert, cookbook author, and the creative force behind Fun Money Mom, a popular blog she’s run since 2014. She’s the author of the children’s cookbook Roll It, Slice It, Mash It, Dice It, designed to get kids excited about cooking. With multiple TV appearances under her belt, she loves sharing her expertise on family-friendly recipes, creative DIYs, and party planning and is always on a mission to inspire and entertain!
I am loving all of these, but especially the Martini with the Lucky Charms on the rim!!! 🙂 Happy St. Pats!
I love that one too…it looks so good! I really need to have a party now (you’re invited)!!! xoxo
I so need all of these drinks! These look fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing your roundup with us at Funtastic Friday.
Thanks so much for hosting! I hope you have a great weekend!!! xoxo
Awesome round-up! These all look so delicious – forget St. Paddy’s, I want these year round! Thanks for sharing with the Wednesday Showcase!