St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails for 2026

How do you get green cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day without resorting to food coloring? Matcha, melon liqueur and mint are three suggestions htat came up this year, as well as green Chartreuse. Not that cocktails for the March 17 holiday need to be green (see the adorable The Mini G Shooter), but we think it’s a nice touch. Here are eight St. Patrick’s Day cocktails we love for 2026. And for a festive SPD dessert, here’s the recipe for Guinness Chocolate Cake.

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Crescent Pear-adise

Course Drinks

Keyword gin, Green Chartreuse, lemon, pear liqueur, pearsecco, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Green House Artisan Gin
• ¾ oz. Fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz. Pear liqueur
• ¼ oz. Green Chartreuse
• ½ oz. Shimmering simple syrup 1:1 simple syrup with edible pearl luster dust
• 2 oz. Pearsecco cider to top

Instructions

• Fill preferred glassware with ice.
• In a shaker, combine gin, lemon juice, pear liqueur, Chartreuse and shimmering simple syrup.
• Add ice and shake briefly until chilled.
• Strain over fresh ice in the prepared glass.
• Top with Pearsecco.
• Gently stir to incorporate.
• Garnish with a dehydrated pear wheel.

Notes

The mixologists at the Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas created this recipe.

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Green Tea Taster

Course Drinks

Keyword Irish whiskey, Lemon-lime soda, peach schnapps, sour mix

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Teeling Small Batch Irish whiskey
• 1 oz. Peach schnapps
• 1 oz. Lemon-lime soda
• 1 oz. Sour mix

Instructions

• Shake all ingredients over ice.
• Pour into a rocks glass or strain into a small shot glass.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.

Notes

The mixologists at Teeling created this recipe.

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Lucky Leprechaun Martini

Course Drinks

Keyword Bombay Sapphire gin, matcha, mint, oat milk, vanilla syrup, white creme de cacao

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Bombay Sapphire gin
• ½ oz. White creme de cacao
• ½ oz. Vanilla syrup
• 1 oz. Oat milk
• 1 tsp. Matcha powder
• 6 Mint leaves

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
• Shake and strain into a small tin.
• Dry shake to froth cocktail.
• Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Notes

The mixologists at Bombay Sapphire created this recipe.

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Midori Sour Highball

Course Drinks

Keyword lemon, Midori, pineapple, vodka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Vodka
• 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur
• 1 oz. Pineapple
• ½ oz. Lemon

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and shake.
• Pour into Collins glass.
• Garnish with dried pineapple slice.

Notes

The mixologists at Brasserie Lundi in Atlanta created this recipe.

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The Mini G

Course Drinks

Keyword Baileys, coffee liqueur

Ingredients

• ¾ oz. Baileys Original Irish Cream chilled
• 1 ¼ oz. Mr Black coffee liqueur

Instructions

• Pour coffee liqueur into a shot glass.
• Float chilled Baileys on top.

Notes

The mixologists at Baileys created this recipe.

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Faerie Soiree

Course Drinks

Keyword Hendrick’s gin, lemon, Midori, Simple syrup, sparkling wine, St. Germain elderflower liqueur

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Hendrick’s Gin
• ¾ oz. Midori
• ½ oz. St. Germain
• ½ oz. Clarified lemon juice
• ¼ oz. Simple syrup
• Top with dry sparkling wine

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients together and shake.
• Pour into a coup glass.
• Top with dry sparkling wine.
• Garnish with baby’s breath flowers and dust with green edible glitter.

Notes

The mixologists at The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe created this recipe.

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Shamrock Shooter

Course Drinks

Keyword Crème de Cacao, creme de menthe, key lime rum, whipping cream

Ingredients

• ½ oz. Blue Chair Bay key lime rum cream
• ½ oz. Crème de cacao liqueur
• ½ oz. Crème de menthe liqueur
• Whipped cream for garnish
• Andes mints for garnish

Instructions

• Pour the crème de menthe into the bottom of the shot glass.
• Add the crème de cacao and then the key lime rum cream.
• Top with whipped cream and a chocolate mint.

Notes

The mixologists at Blue Chair Bay created this recipe.

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Honeydew Vesper

Course Drinks

Keyword cucumber vodka, Honeydew melon, orange bitters, white vermouth

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Honeydew-infused Prairie Organic cucumber flavored vodka
• ½ oz. Sweet white vermouth
• 2 dashes Orange bitters

Instructions

• Combine ingredients into a mixing glass.
• Fill the glass with ice and stir the mixture until very cold.
• Finally, strain the liquid into a chilled coupe glass.
• Garnish with honeydew.

Notes

The mixologists at the 2026 Cocktailmanac created this recipe.

Need more ideas for St. Patrick’s Day drinks? Check out out holiday cocktail roundup from 2025.