Boardable 615 St. Patrick's Day Class
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Royal Hibernian Punch
Prepare an oleo saccharum with the peel of three lemons and 6 ounces of white sugar. Let the sugar extract oils overnight then add 6 ounces of strained lemon juice until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the lemon peels and add the resulting liquid to an empty 750ml bottle. In the same bottle, add 12 oz of Sandeman Rainwater Madeira and then finish filling the bottle with filtered water. Fill another clean 750ml bottle with filtered water. Refrigerate both bottles.
To serve, pour the bottles of Madeira-oleo saccharum and filtered water as well as a 750ml bottle of Irish whiskey into a gallon punch bowl. Add a 1 ½ quart block of ice and grate nutmeg over the top.
Serves approximately 20
Recommended Ingredients
Irish Whiskey: Tullamore D.E.W., Jameson, Redbreast 12Yr (for an upgrade)
Cameron's Kick
In a shaker tin, add the following ingredients with ice:
-1 oz Blended Irish Whiskey
-1 oz Blended Scotch Whiskey
-¾ oz Lemon Juice
-¾ oz Orgeat/Almond Syrup
Shake for 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel.
Orgeat Syrup: Combine 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk and 2 cups of sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved and remove from heat. Add 3 tsp of almond extract and 1/2 tsp of orange blossom water and stir to combine. Funnel into a bottle.
Recommended Ingredients
Irish Whiskey: Tullamore D.E.W., Jameson, Bushmills
Scotch Whiskey: Monkey Shoulder, Famous Grouse
Orgeat/Almond Syrup: Homemade (see recipe above), Liquid Alchemist Almond Orgeat, Liber & Co. Almond Orgeat, Small Hand Foods Orgeat, B.G. Reynolds Orgeat, El Guapo Almond Orgeat, El Guapo Creole Orgeat (Pecan)
Tipperary
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients with ice:
-1 ½ oz Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
-1 ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
-½ oz Green Chartreuse
-3 dashes Absinthe
-3 dashes Orange Bitters
-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Stir 30-45 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express an orange peel over the drink and discard.
Recommended Ingredients
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey: Powers Three Swallow, Redbreast 12Yr
Sweet Vermouth: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Cinzano
Green Chartreuse Substitute: Green Izarra
Absinthe: St. George Absinthe Verte, Absente Absinthe
Aromatic Bitters: Fee Bros. Aromatic Bitters, Angostura Bitters
Irish Coffee
In a tempered heat proof glass, add the following ingredients:
-1 ½ oz Blended Irish Whiskey
-¾ oz Demerara Syrup
-4 ½ oz Hot Coffee
Top with a float of slightly whipped cream. Garnish with nutmeg (optional).
Recommended Ingredients
Irish Whiskey: Tullamore D.E.W., Jameson, Bushmills
Demerara Syrup: Liber & Co. Demerara Gum Syrup, Eli Mason Demerara Syrup, B.G. Reynolds Rich Demerara Syrup
Other Items of Interest
Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.
Books: Here are some great books about New Orleans cocktail culture, history, and recipes that informed our research for this class.
