Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This isn’t a holiday I usually go all out for, but any holiday that includes drinks is one I’ll happily celebrate. I’m not a huge fan of beer, however, so I made this drink so I can happily participate in the spirit of the holiday too! This cocktail is inspired by a leprechaun’s pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I love the rainbow sugar rim; it adds such a festive touch to the whole thing.

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 oz Goldschlager
  • 1/3 oz butterscotch schnapps
  • apple juice
  • colored sugar
  • edible gold stars

To Make:

  • Dip the rim of your glass in corn syrup and then in the colored sugar.
  • Pour the Goldschlager and butterscotch schnapps in a chilled martini glass.
  • Top with apple juice and stir.

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

I used paper plates to rim my glasses–one for a circle of corn syrup, and the other for all the colored sugar. You can use a bowl, but I found paper plates to be the perfect size for my glasses and their flatness helped coat them evenly all the way around.

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

You can use any cinnamon schnapps you like–I chose Goldschlager because of the gold flakes in it. However, when you only use 3/4 oz you don’t get enough gold for my taste, so I added some edible gold stars on the top too. Add them just before serving, so they don’t completely dissolve before anyone gets to see them!

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams

How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

Pot O' Gold Cocktail | Alexandra Adams