The PEI Mapletini

What do you get when you cross St. Patrick’s Day with maple syrup season on PEI? A lucky charm of a cocktail, said to be a favourite of local leprechauns.

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Deep Roots Distillery Maple Liqueur
• 1 oz. of Irish Cream
• 1 oz. of whole milk (or cream if you need the extra calories)
• Ice cubes
• Cocoa powder and chocolate shavings
• Granulated maple sugar

Directions

1. Rim a martini glass with granulated maple sugar. 
2. Combine the Maple Liqueur, Irish Cream, whole milk and a handful of ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 seconds.
3. Strain into your prepared martini glass and garnish with cocoa powder and some chocolate shavings. 

Source: Deep Roots Distillery

Mocktail version

Ingredients

• 1 oz. maple syrup
• 1 oz. Irish cream–style coffee creamer (vanilla, caramel, or chocolate flavour works great) 
• 1 oz. whole milk (or cream for extra richness) 
• Ice cubes 
• Granulated maple sugar (for rimming the glass) 
• Cocoa powder and chocolate shavings (for garnish)
   

Directions

1. Wet the rim of a martini glass lightly (a bit of milk or maple syrup works), then dip it in granulated maple sugar. 
2. Add maple syrup, Irish cream-style creamer, whole milk and ice cubes to a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 seconds.
3. Strain into your prepared martini glass and garnish with cocoa powder and some chocolate shavings.