International Poitín Day

An A-Z* of Poitín Cocktails…

Straw Boys Poitín from the Connacht Distillery

Straw Boys Poitín cherry basil smash

Ingredients

• 60ml Strawboys poitin 20ml lime
• 15ml basil syrup
• 15ml maraschino cherry syrup 4 x maraschino cherries
• 4 basil leaves
• Garnish: with basil leaves

Basil syrup was made by blending 15 basil leaves with 50grams of sugar and ⅛ of lime zest. Then take an equal proportion of basil + sugar and boiling water and mix. This is your basil simple syrup.

Method

1. Add all the ingredients to the shaker tin and muddle gently. 5-6 presses should do it.
2. Then when properly crushed up, shake with ice and dump everything into old fashion/ tumbler glass and garnish with a basil leaf.

Bán Poitín from Echlinville Distillery

Bán Belfast Coffee

Ingredients:

• 30ml Bán Poitín
• 60ml Cold Brew Coffee
• 15ml Rich Demerara syrup
• Double cream
• Freshly grated nutmeg.

Method:

1. Stir Bán Poitín, Cold Brew Coffee and Demerara syrup over ice
2. Pour, add double cream and sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg

Mad March Hare Irish Poitin from Intrepid Spirits

The Mad March Mule

Ingredients:

• 30ml Mad March Hare Poitín
• 60ml Poachers Ginger Beer
• Half a Fresh lime
• and two to three dashes of Mad March Hare bitters (or Angostura).

Method:

1. Mix Mad March Hare Poitín and Poachers Ginger Beer in a shaker tin
2. Squeeze and dropped in half a Fresh lime
3. Add two to three dashes of Mad March Hare bitters (or Angostura)
4. Top with ice cubes.

Glendalough Mountain Strength Poitín from Glendalough Distillery

St. Kevin's Garden

Glass: Old School flute

Ingredients:

• 50ml Glendalough Poitín
• 10ml Lemon juice 20ml Honey
• Four Mint leaves
• Two Thyme sprigs
• Two Blackberries

Method:

1. Muddle the blackberries, mint and thyme in a shaker tin, add the lemon juice, honey and finally the Glendalough Poitín.
2. Shake well with ice
3. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a herbal blackberry flower.

Micil Poitín from Micil Distillery

Micil Poitín Sour

Ingredients

• 50ml Micil Poitín
• 25ml lemon juice
• 15ml sugar syrup
• One egg white

Method

1. Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously without ice.
2. Add ice and shake again.
3. Double strain into chilled glass.

Spirit of Dublin Poitín from Teelings Distillery

Apple of my eye Poitín cocktail

Ingredients

• 40ml Teeling Spirit of Dublin
• 60ml Apple Juice
• 20ml Honey Syrup

Method

1. Add all ingredients to a container or shaker.
2. Shake well with cubed ice
3. Garnish with an apple slice, fesh mint and/or cinnamon stick and enjoy!