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20 Best St Patrick’s Day Cocktails

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February 29, 2024 by Annie

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These St Patrick’s Day cocktails will be the hit of your party – here’s a great collection of green drinks to celebrate!

Raise a glass or two for St Patrick’s Day and celebrate the day with any of these party drinks.

From green beer to shamrock shakes all the way to pretty Crème de cacao Grasshopper Shots, you’ll find the inspiration to make your party special.

St Patrick’s Day Cocktail Recipes

Boozy Shamrock Shake

St Patrick's Day cocktails include this Boozy Shamrock Shake. Mint green creamy cocktail in a glass with whipped cream and a cherry garnish.

What’s St Patrick’s Day without a Shamrock Shake?

This boozy milkshake recipe takes the classic McDonald’s shamrock shake and turns it into a rich, creamy adult dessert.

Topped with whipped cream and sprinkles, it’s easy to make, and even easier to enjoy this St Patrick’s Day!

Baileys Shamrock Shake Pudding Shots

Shamrock Shake pudding shots with whipped cream and cherry garnish. They sit on a white tray with green and pink decor.

These Shamrock Shake pudding shots are so simple to make.

These creamy party pudding shots are made with Baileys plus a few other simple ingredients to make your St. Patrick’s Day party a real hit!

Food coloring makes these shots as minty green or deep green as you like. Garnish with some whipped cream and add a maraschino cherry for some extra color.

Magical Mermaid Pitcher Drinks

Mermaid Water in a glass with a jug of the Mermaid Drink behind it.

Pretty green pitcher cocktail recipe for St. Patrick’s Day.

This rum filled Magical Mermaid drink is a great pitcher recipe for your party. Sweet tropical flavors and 5 ingredients make up a large pitcher of 6 servings that your guests will enjoy.

Serve in mason jar glasses or use a highball glass.

Green Apple Jello Shots with Whisky

Crown Royal Apple Jello Shots on a tray.

Make a tray of these Jello Shots for your next party!

With the distinct taste of sweet and sour apple jello and Crown Royal’s apple whiskey, these green jello shots are sure to be a hit for your St. Patrick’s Day party!

Green Watermelon Rum Jello Shots

Malibu Rum Watermelon jello shots with candy garnish sit on a white tray.

Watermelon rum jello shots will be a hit at your party.

Another fun St. Patrick’s Day jello shot recipe is this green watermelon rum shot recipe! 

Made with Malibu watermelon flavored rum, you’ll love the gorgeous green color and the vibrant watermelon flavor.

 

Incredible Hulk

St Patrick's Day cocktail called The Incredible Hulk. Green drink in glass with lime slice garnish.

This drinnk packs a punch, just like the big guy!

This Incredible Hulk Drink is sweet, vibrant green, and packs a punch just like The Hulk! It’s delicious and requires only THREE ingredients.

Grasshopper Cocktail

Grasshopper cocktail in martini glass on a white table.

An elegant drink for St Paddy’s Day, serve this Grasshopper drink in a martini glass.

The grasshopper is a sweet and creamy mint chocolate cocktail that is easy to make with just 3 ingredients. And it’s bright green color makes it perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!

Serve in a chilled martini glass or a coupe glass.

St Patrick's Day cocktails in a group. All green drinks

These easy St Patrick’s Day cocktail recipes will wow your guests!

Kiwi Lime Vodka Sour

Kiwi Lime Vodka Sour drink in a glass with a garnish of a kiwi slice and a lime slice.

A delicious drink for St Patrick’s Day or later in summer!

This kiwi and lime vodka sour is the perfect balance of sweet and sour that you look for in a refreshing and tasty cocktail!

While this may be a great summer drink, it’s the perfect lead into spring and one that has quickly become a personal favorite.

More Green Drinks for St Patrick’s Day

Lucky Charms Martini

Lucky Charms Green Martini with marshmallow garnish.

The luck of the Irish comes through with this green martini!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the ideal beverage – the Lucky Charms Green Martini. Its vibrant green hue is crafted from crushed cereal marshmallows, blended with vanilla vodka and Irish cream.

Indulge in this delightful and playful drink at your upcoming festivities!

St Patrick’s Green Beer

This Green Beer drink is actually an American tradition, not an Irish one. But don’t let that stop you!

Elevate your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with our featured Green Beer recipe – a classic with a vibrant twist!

Instead of Guinness, this recipe uses Stella Artois.

This easy-to-follow guide ensures that you’ll craft the perfect emerald-hued brew, adding a touch of Irish charm to your festivities.

“Wherever you go, whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there with you”

Scooby Snack Shots

A St Patrick’s Day shot you are really going to enjoy!

Step into the whimsical world of mystery-solving with a Scooby Snacks shot that’s as creamy and vibrant as Shaggy’s green shirt.

This shot is inspired by the popular cartoon and served in the iconic Mystery Machine, is a fusion of Midori, coconut rum, pineapple juice, banana liqueur and whipped cream.

It reminds me of a piña colada!

Perfect St Paddy’s Party Decorations

  • These pretty cloverleaf napkins (cocktail napkin size) 
  • Green with white shamrocks cocktail straws
  • Four leaf clover light string (10 feet)
  • Shamrock tablecloth

Frozen Mojito

Green frozen Mojito in a tall glass with a garnish of lime slice and mint.

Frozen Mojito – a great choice for a hot afternoon.

Looking for a refreshing drink for St. Patrick’s Day? Try this Frozen Mojito Slushie! It’s super quick to make and has a lovely bright green color.

Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

Skinny Spicy Margarita 

Skinny spicy margaritas in glasses with salted rim, ice and a slice of jalapeno pepper.

Spicy, sweet and tart – you will love this Spicy Margarita.

This delicious Skinny Spicy Margarita recipe has the perfect balance of spicy, tart and sweet flavors for a bold beverage that is low calorie.

Rimming your glass with some spicy margarita mix adds the finishing touch!

Luck of the Irish

Luck of the Irish cocktail in a highball glass. Green drink with ice cubes and a garnish of fresh mint.

This drink is a pretty shade of green, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.

This Luck of The Irish is a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and requires just 3 simple ingredients!

Green Moscow Mule 

Green Moscow Mule in a copper mug with mint and lime slice garnish.

A St Patrick’s Day beverage your guests will love!

This refreshing Tito’s Moscow Mule is a festive St. Patrick’s Day twist on the classic Moscow Mule and comes together in just a few minutes.

Matcha Gin

Matcha Gin cocktail in a mason jar glass with cucumber slices, ice cubes and a mint leaf garnish.

This Gin Matcha is a refreshing drink with cucumber slices.

Brace yourselves for epic flavors with our refreshing Cucumber Matcha.

This drink is a unique blend of refreshing cucumber, earthy green tea, and just the right touch of sweetness.

Crème de cacao Grasshopper Shots 

Crème de cacao Grasshopper shots with whipped topping and bright green sprinkles, sit on a wood table.

Crème de cacao Grasshopper shots will be the hit of your party!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these vibrant, green shamrock shooters! Perfect Crème de cacao drink for toasting to luck and joy with friends.

Basil Vodka Cocktail

Basil Vodka Cocktail in a highball glass. Light green drink with ice, lime slices and fresh basil garnish.

Light and refreshing, this Vodka Basil cocktail is perfect for afternoon happy hour.

This Basil drink is not only a great choice for St. Patrick’s day, it’s also one of summer’s most refreshing drinks.

Fresh basil gets muddled with sugar for a hint of sweetness, then shaken with vodka and lime juice and topped with a bit of bubbly tonic water.

St. Patrick’s Day Jello Shots 

St. Patrick's Day Jello shots with Baileys foam sit in little shot glasses on a table. A bottle of Whiskey sits behind them.

These St. Patrick’s Day Jello shots looks just like mini green beers!

These gorgeous layered green and cream jello shots are a twist on the lucky Irishman cocktail – made with the perfect match of Jameson Irish whiskey with Baileys Irish cream liqueur mousse topping!

Candy Shop Cocktail

Candy Shop cocktail drink in a highball glass. Green drink with candy garnish.

Candy themed cocktail made with lime vodka, Midori, Blue Curacao, juice and soda!

These layered St. Patrick’s Day Jello Shots are made using the colors of the Irish flag. They’re guaranteed to get the party started!

Which of these awesome drink recipes will you be making for St Paddy Day cocktails?  Raise a glass and celebrate! We wish you “Good health, good luck. and happiness for today and every day”.

Green drinks for St Patrick's Day, including green mojito, green Grasshopper Shots and more.

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More Irish cocktails:

An Irish coffee is a great option.

This bourbon Tipsy Pixie is another flavorful option.

This green chartreuse Lucky Leprechaun would be delicious.

Need a green colored appetizer that’s easy to make? Whip up a batch of these Green Deviled Eggs for your St. Patrick’s Day party.

 

St Patrick’s Day Cocktails

Originally published Feb 2024; latest update March 2026

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