St. Patrick’s Day is a famous holiday that occurs each year on March 17. It’s a popular holiday and celebrated by Irish people from all around the world. St. Patrick’s Day initially began as religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland. But now it’s an international event filled with a celebration of great tasting food and drinks, dancing and cultural festivals.

If you are hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party or hanging out in your local bar or tavern, try an Irish whiskey cocktail made with 2 GINGERS Irish Whiskey.

2 GINGERS was founded in Minnesota by native Irishman Kieran Folliard. Purchased by Beam Inc. in 2012, 2 GINGERS has become the fastest-growing Irish whiskey in the U.S. according to Nielsen Syndicated Data.

The “Big Ginger” is delicious Irish whiskey cocktail that combines the refreshing bite of ginger ale along with the vanilla, caramel and citrus undertones of 2 GINGERS. The cocktail is the ideal, refreshing recipe to enjoy on this St. Patrick’s Day.

Click here to learn more about the history of St. Patrick’s Day.

2 GINGERS is a malty, smooth and slightly sweet premium, blended Irish whiskey that can be drank alone or part of a great tasting cocktail.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and hope you enjoy the below recipe for the BIG GINGER®

BIG GINGER

– 2 parts 2 GINGERS® Irish Whiskey
– Ginger Ale
– Lemon Wedge
– Lime Wedge

Method: Pour the 2 GINGERS® Irish Whiskey into a pint glass with ice. Top with ginger ale, followed by a wedge of a lemon and lime.

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St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday celebrated all around the world by the Irish and people from all races and ethnic backgrounds.

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, on the day of St. Patrick’s death. It’s fun day filled with parades, shamrocks, the Blarney Stone, and green colored beer.

In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated for thousands of years. On this festive day, Ireland families go to church in the morning and enjoy a large feast, then dance and party all day and night.

But who was St. Patrick and what’s the history of St. Patrick’s Day?

St. Patrick was born in Great Britain in 387 A.D. to wealthy parents. His real name is actually Maewyn Succat. He received the name St. Patrick later in life by Pope Celestine.

St. Patrick was a Christian saint and a priest in Ireland who converted the Irish to Christianity.

St. Patrick was just 16 years old when he was suddenly captured by Irish raiders and taken captive. St. Patrick was taken by the Irish raiders to Ireland. There he turned into a slave and forced to work in the fields for 6 years.

While St. Patrick was held captive for those 6 years, he turned to religion for help and became closer to god through his prayers.

According to his writings, St. Patrick had a dream telling him to leave Ireland. Escaping captivity, St. Patrick escaped reportedly walked about 200 miles to the Irish coast, then back to Great Britain.

When St. Patrick returned to Great Britain, he was greeted by his many friends. Rather than enjoying his freedom and relaxing, St. Patrick went to an monastery to become a priest.

St. Patrick then experienced another dream, directing him to return to Ireland as a missionary. After spending 15 more years of religious training, St. Patrick went back to Ireland. There he focused on converting the Irish to Christianity as well as helping the Christians already in Ireland to become closer to god.

After St. Patrick realized that the Irish wouldn’t convert to Christianity right away, he integrated ancient Irish cultures into his Christianity teachings.

St. Patrick lived the rest of his life in Ireland and worked as a missionary. St. Patrick died on March 17, 460 A.D at the age of 76. Hence, it’s why the world celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th of March. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.

The first St. Patrick’s day parade in the United States took place in 1762. Irish soldiers who served in the U.S. army, proudly marched down the streets of New York City.

Later on, the parades added traditional Irish music, including the world famous bagpipes and drums. The potato famine hit Ireland in 1845. Many poor Irish immigrants began immigrating to the U.S. in the early 1900s, and the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations grew in size and popularity.

Today, the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is held annually in New York City.

Tequila Partida

St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday, March 17th. Do you really want to drink green beer all night? Of course not.

Celebrate this world famous Irish holiday with a sophisticated twist – Guinness plus Tequila, thanks to a delicious cocktail called the “Black Opal.”

Tequila Partida is an authentic, all-natural, Tequila made from 100% blue agave.

For many years, Partida has been commended by numerous media outlets, including The Spirit Journal (the country’s leading spirits review publication – which rated Partida Reposado “the best Tequila in the world” and one of the top five spirits in the world) along with Wine Enthusiast, The New York Times, Four Seasons Magazine and countless others.

Over the years, Partida has also earned itself a number of high-profile fans, such as Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O’Donnell, P. Diddy, Ludacris, Kate Hudson, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and baseball star Xavier Nady.

Spirit industry celebs, including Paul Pacult, Eric Asimov, Nick Passmore, Robert Plotkin, Steve Olson and Julio Bermejo, have also praised Tequila Partida.

The recipe for the Black Opal is below:

BLACK OPAL

1 1/2 oz Partida Reposado

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled wine glass or small pint glass without ice. Garnish with some grated or ground cinnamon powder.

Guinness Note: Take a pint of Guinness before hand and use a bar spoon to stir it up for about 30 secs. This removes some of the Co2.

Recipe by Jacques Bezuidenhout