14 Green Cocktail Recipes To Drink So You Won’t Get Pinched

March 1, 2024
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Green Beer

green beer in a pint glass
Parker feierbach
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Shamrockaritas

light green shamrockarita cocktail in a sugar rimmed glass with an apple slice shaped like a shamrock as garnish
PHOTO: KATE JORDAN; FOOD STYLING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER
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Spiked Sparkling Basil Lemonade

spiked sparkling basil lemonade
Joel goldberg

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Shamrock Smash

minty green drink topped with mint
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON
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Midori Sour

midori sour with cherry and melon ball garnish
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: SPENCER RICHARDS

Get ready to expand your bartending repertoire with this from the ’80s. It’s fizzy, tangy, and best of all, electric . Though it’s far from traditional, we think this light and sweet bubbly drink is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.

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Green Apple Moscato Sangria

green apple moscato sangria with strawberries, oranges, and green apples
PHOTO: LUCY SCHAEFFER; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Inspired by Olive Garden’s now discontinued signature sangria, this green apple is the perfect fall twist on the classic . Packed with fresh strawberries, apples, and oranges, this fruity big-batch cocktail is perfectly refreshing all year round (but we especially love its bright green hue at and St. Patrick’s Day parties).

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Last Word Cocktail

last word cocktail with lime juice, maraschino liqueur, and green chartreuse
PHOTO: ROCKY LUTEN; FOOD STLYING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER

This -based is sharp, sour, slightly sweet, and best of all, the loveliest shade of green (perfect to avoid getting pinched!). It also only requires 4 ingredients—gin, green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice.

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Appletini

appletini
Park Feierbach

Apple schnapps brings sweet-tart green apple flavor, while a splash of calvados (apple brandy) gives it a fiery kick. These may look light and fruity, but these babies are STRONG.

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Key Lime Mojitos

key lime mojitos
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

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Spicy Jalapeño Margaritas

spicy jalapeno margarita
PHOTO: ANDREW BUI; FOOD STYLING: ERIKA JOYCE
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Champagne Margaritas

champagne margaritas in flutes rimmed with salt and a lime wheel
PHOTO: ROCKY LUTEN; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

We love a cold, refreshing to cool off in the summer months, but that doesn’t stop us from enjoying these classic drinks year round. One of the best ways to do so? Add to our classic margarita recipe to make them the perfect festive, bubbly thing for celebrating.

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Green Bloody Mary

green bloody mary
ALEX RAPINE

We love our , but sometimes we like to switch things up. This easy green Bloody Mary starts with a mix made from scratch with tomatillos and is perfect for a St. Patty’s Day brunch. It also makes a big batch, which is great for entertaining a crowd.

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Drunk Grasshoppers

drunk grasshoppers horizontal
Austin Kearns

Named after their greenish hue (due to the creme de menthe), grasshoppers are sweet, rich, and perfectly minty. We jazzed ours up with some and chocolate shavings—it’s practically .

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Boozy Shamrock Shakes

boozy shamrock shakes
Brandon Bales
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Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything , foods masquerading as other foods (hello, ), and a well-used Oxford comma.

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