Whiskey Business

March 16, 2010 11:48 pm

In honor of St. Patty's Day, Behind the Burner has teamed up with Tullamore Dew to bring you a trio of seasonal, super-drinkable Irish whiskey cocktail recipes. With the brand's new 10-Year-Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey—its first single malt whiskey in a 180-year history —we've got your libations options well covered. Tip: Tullamore Dew is the #2 Irish whiskey globally and has won over 20 medals at international spirits competitions in the last eight years. After all, this is the one day of the year when we're all at least a little bit Irish!

Forget the green tinted Buds come Wednesday! Check out these easy recipes below and get in the whiskey spirit. Technique, this medium deep, amber-gold whiskey's rich flavor comes from carefully monitored maturation in Old Bourbon, Dry Oloroso Sherry, Madiera and Port casks. If you're worried that "the drop of the Craythur" might challenge your Thursday morning, don't forget this Irish saying: "An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass to keep from falling off the earth."

Tullamore Dew's new 10-Year-Old Single Malt is available nationally for $39.99.

TULLY TEA

Ingredients:
1/2 oz Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Cabo Wabo
1/2 oz Flor de Cana
1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
Coca Cola

Preparation:
1. Combine all ingredients except Coca Cola.
2. Shake and strain into a highball glass, then top with Coke.
Tip: For a more sophisticated version of this cocktail, add a dash of Angostura Bitters and top with ginger ale.

IRISH COFFEE

Ingredients:
Hot coffee
2 cocktail sugar cubes
Jigger of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
Dollop of hipped cream

Preparation:
1. Fill an Irish coffee glass with very hot water to pre-heat then empty.Pour hot coffee into hot glass until it is about 3/4 full.
2. Drop in 2 cocktail sugar cubes; stir until sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
3. Add full jigger of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey for proper taste and body.
4. Top with a collar of lightly whipped cream by pouring gently over a spoon.
5. Enjoy while piping hot.

MIDORI SHAMROCKED

Ingredients:
2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
0.5 oz of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
0.5 oz of Carolans Irish Cream Liqueur

Preparation:
1. Combine all ingredients, then shake incredibly well.
2. Serve in 3 oz. shot glass.