A sweet & simple Irish Cream Martini. Tones down the sweetness of Irish Cream liqueur without losing the flavor. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day – or any day of the year! Cheers!

A sweet & simple Irish Cream Vodka Martini. Tones down the sweetness of Irish Cream liqueur without losing the flavor.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish – not a drop of it. That doesn’t stop me from celebrating just a wee bit.

I’ll admit that I’m very unfamiliar with Irish cuisine. I promise…I’ll get to exploring it. Any guidance or suggestions of where to start would be warmly appreciated.

As a former bartender, I am familiar with Irish drinks. My bar celebrated with an Irish Wake each year – and it was fun, wild & crazy. Good times.

For the record, I love Irish beer. I’ll happily drink stouts any day of the year.

Irish Cream has always befuddled me a bit. It’s simply Irish whiskey, cream, vanilla, maybe a bit of cocoa – but it’s always been way too sweet for me.

I served many traditional Irish Cream cocktails over the years – none of which I would have ever enjoyed.

I decided to make an Irish Cream drink for all.

I’ve made numerous drinks with Irish Cream the past few weeks and was struggling. Too thick, too sweet. I could drink one small drink, but that’s surely not how the Irish would want it.

So when all else fails – have a martini. Or make a martini out of it. It was a simple success.