Cocktails News

St. Patrick's Day celebrates Irish heritage, traditions and all things green. But just how did the green hue become synonymous with March 17? St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, used the green shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity.

Here, you won't get a drop of Guinness or see a single flat-screen TV hanging from the walls.

I was intrigued to learn that blue was the color traditionally associated with St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day celebration has turned into sort of a groundhog day for spring.

Holi is here! Create a dash of edible colours in your kitchen and celebrate the festival with some great-looking food.

In a recent edition of the Press, we got to the bottom of the glass when it comes to magnificent martinis shaken and stirred along the Jersey Shore.

Dyed-green beers and green high-fructose syrup cocktails and shots - as long as it's green, it's acceptable to drink on St. Patrick's day.

Since St. Patrick's Day is on Monday, instead of reaching for a pint of green beer, try a flavorful Blarney Stone cocktail made with Reed's Ginger Brew .

Today, March 14, is known to some as Pi Day , a day for celebrating math. But in our world, it's Pi Day and what better way to mark the day than with Allison Kave's new cookbook, First Prize Pies: Shoo-Fly, Candy Apple, and Other Deliciously Inventive Pies for Every Week of the Year .

Westchester's residents are bursting with excitement to honor their Irish heritage and celebrate in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17 -- and so are its restaurants and bars.

To help you buck that trend, we asked the crew at LES hotspot Rosette for a creative cocktail recipe to awaken your inner bartender .

We're guessing your St. Patrick's Day memories are like ours...a little hazy. There was that time we tried to visit every single Irish bar in NYC for a pint of Guinness , and that year when many, many shots of Jameson before dinner seemed like a good idea.

Saint Patrick's Day is officially Monday, but serious partyers will no doubt be celebrating throughout the weekend.

When Lesley Townsend Duval launched the Manhattan Cocktail Classic five years ago, "cocktails were a trend," she says.

Drinking is actively encouraged at Purim - for those of drinking age, of course.

You left the all-you-can-drink St. Patrick's Day trolleys to the frat boys years ago, but you never turn down a little luck of the Irish .

Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist.

Up at The Alembic , they're doing a fun, temporary cocktail offering with Girl Scout Cookie pairings, starting this week but ongoing for the next few weeks.

Partying on St. Patrick's Day doesn't have to mean swilling astringent Irish whiskey or cheaply dyed suds.

The Apres-Ski Cocktail Classic will hold its grand tastings outside on the tiered deck of the Westin from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 14 and 15. The inaugural event last year had most elements, including grand tastings, in a ballroom of the Westin Snowmass Conference Center.

While dressing up, acting out Purimspiels, making noise and listening to the story of how Queen Esther and Mordechai defeated Haman are for all ages, one holiday tradition is strictly for adults: drinking alcohol.