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Not interested in bar-hopping for St. Patrick’s Day this year? Celebrate from the comfort of your own home by making a special cocktail. Here, Detroit City Distillery shares recipes for a Bourbon Smash, Irish Mule, Irish Buck, Irish Coffee, and Hot Toddy using the local local distillery’s spirits,��which you can purchase at select stores across the metro Detroit area or online at .

Bourbon Smash

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Detroit City Distillery Butcher’s Cut Bourbon
• ¾ oz. lemon
• ¾ oz. simple syrup
• Several sprigs of mint (save some for garnish)

Directions:

1. Shake all ingredients (including mint) with ice, then dump shaker into rocks glass without straining.
2. Garnish with mint.

Irish Mule

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Detroit City Distillery Four Grain Bourbon
• ½ oz. lime juice
• 3 oz. ginger beer

Directions:

1. Build the drink in a large rocks glass.
2. Add ice then add a lime wedge on rim of glass.

Irish buck

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. of Detroit City Distillery Homegrown Rye whiskey
• ¼ oz. of freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 oz. of ginger ale
• 1 lime wheel

Directions:

1. Add the whiskey and lime juice into a Collins glass and top with ginger ale.
2. Garnish with the lime wheel.

Irish Coffee

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Detroit City Distillery Homegrown Rye Whiskey
• Hot coffee made from your favorite local roaster
• Brown sugar to taste
• Whipped cream
• Ground nutmeg

Directions:

Pour the whiskey, coffee, and brown sugar into a glass and top with whipped cream and ground nutmeg.

Hot Toddy

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. of Detroit City Distillery Butcher’s Cut Bourbon
• 1 Tbsp of honey
• Juice from half a lemon
• Hot water

Directions:

1. Add the bourbon, honey, and lemon juice into a mug with hot water and stir.
2. Experiment with different teas for a twist.

This post has been updated for 2024.��