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3 Guinness Cocktails Definitely Worth Your Time

It's that time of year again when a regular beer just won't cut it. I bet if you're reading this then you're looking for something new mixed with something familiar, right? Guinness by itself is a complex beer, but when you combine it with rum, champagne...

These Guinness cocktails will change the way you feel about the dark Irish stout.

It’s that time of year again when a regular beer just won’t cut it. I bet if you’re reading this then you’re looking for something new mixed with something familiar, right? Guinness by itself is a complex beer, but when you combine it with rum, champagne, and other spirits it becomes something much more. Find three Guinness cocktails that will 100% change the way you think about the dark Irish stout. I especially like St. James Flip recipe.

Guinness Cocktails

St. James Flip Guinness Cocktail

1. Guinness St. James Flip Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Black Strap Rum
  • 0.5 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 of a fresh egg
  • 1.5 oz. Guinness® Foreign Extra Stout or Guinness® Draught
  • Grated nutmeg

Directions:

Combine all wet ingredients in a cocktail shaker and dry shake without ice. Add ice to the shaker and continue to shake until the mixture is smooth and frothy. Strain cocktail into a small goblet and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.


Guinness Black Velvet Recipe

2. Guinness Black Velvet Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Half a flute of Champagne
  • Half a flute of Guinness® Extra Stout

Directions:

Pour Guinness Draught into a champagne flute. Add champagne carefully, so it does not mix with the Guinness and serve.


Guinness Cocktail Recipes

3. Guinness Dean Swift Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Johnnie Walker Whisky®
  • 2 oz. Guinness® Foreign Extra Stout
  • 1 oz. Claret or Bordeaux style wine
  • 0.25 oz. Demerara syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Allspice Dram Liqueur
  • Grated nutmeg

Directions:

This is a warm cocktail served in an Irish coffee goblet. Combine all the ingredients except the whisky in a saucepan and heat the liquid. Pour into a preheated glass and add Johnnie Walker® Whisky to the top. Grate with fresh nutmeg and enjoy.

If you loved these Guinness Cocktails, may I recommend a few Jagermeister cocktails? I’m a huge fan of drinks that surprise and delight with unexpected flavors and combinations.