Name: Emerald Isle Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 oz / 60 ml gin; 2 tsp green crème de menthe; 2 dashes of bitters; Ice

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This Emerald Isle cocktail is a mint and gin cocktail with a beautiful emerald color from crème de menthe. It’s a fantastic after-dinner cocktail or one to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

The Emerald Isle is a gin cocktail with a splash of bitters and a small amount of crème de menthe. This minty touch makes it quite light and fresh on the palate.

Ingredients

Here’s what you need. Find the full recipe in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Gin – 2 oz/ 60ml. This is the base. You can use your gin of choice, but a London dry gin is a high-quality gin infused with botanical flavors through re-distillation.
Crème de menthe – 1 oz/ 30ml. This provides the color and fresh mint taste.
Bitters – 2 dashes. To add a bit of floral and bitterness.
Ice: To chill the cocktail in cocktail shaker.

Method

Start by chilling a martini glass with ice in it.

ingredients being poured into cocktail shaker to make emerald isle cocktail

Combine ice, gin, crème de menthe and bitters in a cocktail shaker.

emerald isle cocktail being poured into a martini glass

Stir well until cold. Strain the cocktail into the martini glass.

close up of emerald isle cocktail in a martini glass

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