Happy St Patrick's Day
Five Guinness cocktails you can make in minutes.
1. Purple Guinness
Pour 440ml Guinness into a tall glass then add 50ml blackcurrant cordial and serve. (Serves 1)
2. Mulled Guinness
Place 500ml pressed apple juice, 440ml Guinnness, 1 cinnamon stick and 1 star anise into a saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer then add 1 tbsp honey, stir, take the pan off the heat and remove the whole spices. Divide the mixture between 4 heat proof glasses and serve. (Serves 4)
3. Guinness Martini
Pour 50ml dark rum into a jug with a handful of ice and add 25ml cold espresso coffee, 25ml vodka, 25ml crème de cacao and 100ml Guiness. Stir with a long spoon until the outside of the jug feels cold then strain into 2 martini glasses and serve. (Serves 2)
4. Black Velvet
Half fill Champagne flutes with Guinness, then slowly top them up with chilled Champagne.
5. Guinness black Russian
Pour 25ml coffee liqueur, 25ml of vodka and 100ml cola into a tall glass with ice. Stir gently just to combine, top with 100ml Guinness and a wedge of lime to serve. (Serves 1) Are you a fan of Guinness? We'd love to hear your serving suggestions...
Leave a comment