This drink is the perfect St Patrick’s Day cocktail. It’s a great alternative to green beer and shots of whiskey. Don’t let this sweet, creamy and silky drink fool you. It still packs a punch with 3 ounces of alcohol in every glass.
You may be wondering why there is an Irish milkshake recipe, or any cocktail recipe, on a web design blog. Well other than the fact that I used to be a bartender I think work is a lot more enjoyable when you have a fabulous drink to sip on! So here’s a recipe I invented when I was bartending at a posh hostel bar. I hope you enjoy it as much as my friends and family do. sláinte!
SHOPPING LIST
- Whole Milk or Heavy Cream
- Fresh Egg
- Irish cream liqueur (e.g. Bailey’s)
- Irish Whiskey (e.g. Jameson or Bushmills)
- Simple Syrup (sugar dissolved in water)
- Green food colouring or mint syrup (optional)
- Course sugar for rimming (optional)
- Fresh mint or a green cookie for garnish (optional)
IRISH MILKSHAKE RECIPE
Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
Directions to Make Simple Syrup
- Place the water in a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high heat, but do not boil.
- Once the liquid is hot, add in the sugar and let dissolve, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat.
- Pour the syrup into a container and let it cool completely in the refrigerator.
Irish Milkshake
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Irish Whiskey
- 2 Ounces Irish Cream
- 1½ ounce simple syrup
- 6-8 drops of green food colouring or mint syrup
- 1 egg white
- ~8 ounces (250 ml) whole milk or cream.
- Ice
Directions To Make St Patrick’s Irish Milkshake
- Dip the rim of a pint glass in a shallow bowl filled with green food colouring and simple syrup. Then dip the rim in a bowl of course sugar to create a green sugar rim. You can use the excess green simple syrup in the milkshake.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the Whiskey, Irish Cream, simple syrup, green colouring, egg white and some crushed ice.
- Shake well until cold and frothy.
- Add ice to the pint glass.
- Pour the mixture, strained through the shaker, into the pint glass.
- Garnish with a green cookie on a tooth pick and/or a sprig of fresh mint and serve!
Substitutions and Alternatives
Caution this recipe uses raw egg. Make sure your egg is fresh. Alternatively you can substitute aquafaba (bean water), Fee Brothers Fee Foam, or a foaming agent like methylcellulose and xanthan gum instead of egg whites. You can use almond milk or oat milk instead of cow milk or cream. If you want a creamier sweeter version you can use a scoop of vanilla ice cream and half the amount of milk.
