You can sip Poitín straight or on the rocks, but it reveals a whole new set of possibilities when you use it in cocktails. The guys from Glendalough kindly shared the recipes created in their Poitín cocktail competition - we're sharing our favourites and all you have to do is get inspired and start mixing. 3, 2, 1 - go!
St Kevin's Garden
- Glass: Old school flute
- 50 ml Glendalough Poitín
- 10 ml Lemon juice
- 20 ml Honey
- 4 Mint leaves
- 2 Thyme sprigs
- 2 Blackberries
Muddle the blackberries, mint and thyme in a shaker tin, add the lemon juice, honey and finally the Glendalough Poitín. Shake well with ice and double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a herbal blackberry flower.
This cocktail recipe by Tom Doran won the "signature cocktail" section of the Glendalough Poitin cocktails competition.
Orchard Martini
- 50 ml Glendalough Poitín
- 20 ml Peach
- 10 ml Lemon
- 30 ml Cloudy apple juice
Orchard Martini recipe is by Alan Glynn from 37 Dawson in Dublin and should not be difficult to re-create. Just combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve in a collins glass.
In Vogue
![In Vogue Poitin Cocktail - Photo: Glendalough Distillery]( "In Vogue Poitin Cocktail - Photo: Glendalough Distillery")
Glass: Old fashioned- 50 ml Glendalough Poitín
- 10 ml Monin Lavender Syrup
- 3 dashes Rhubarb Bitters
- Lavender for garnish
Glass:
Stir all the ingredients in a mixing glass, strain over cubed ice into an old fashioned glass, garnish with a sprig of lavender.
In Vogue was created by Ben Curtis.
