Irish Trash Can Recipe

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95 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    5 mins

  • Servings

    1

  • Calories

    223 kcal

  • Course

    Drinks

  • Cuisine

    American, Irish

Irish Trash Can Recipe

The Irish Trash Can is a layered cocktail mixing gin, light rum, vodka, peach schnapps, blue curaçao, triple sec, and an energy drink. The drink has a distinctive presentation with an upside-down can of energy beverage slowly infusing the cocktail as it sinks, changing the color to green. The resulting flavor blends citrus, peach, and berry notes balanced by the energy drink's sweetness and fizz. It serves as a striking party drink with a theatrical element.

Description

The Irish Trash Can cocktail combines a variety of clear and fruit-flavored spirits including gin, light rum, vodka, peach schnapps, blue curaçao, and triple sec. These are stirred together over ice in a tall Collins glass. The distinctive feature is the addition of a full can of energy drink inverted into the glass, which gradually empties and sinks, tinting the cocktail green as it mixes.

This method offers a cold, fizzy drink with complex citrus and peach flavors complemented by the energy drink's sweet and effervescent characteristics. The layered pouring and sinking can add visual interest during serving.

The drink is typically served in a large Collins glass filled with ice. It is intended as a high-energy, visually engaging cocktail appropriate for social gatherings where presentation enhances the experience.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • ½ ounce gin
  • ½ ounce rum light
  • ½ ounce vodka
  • ½ ounce Peach Schnapps
  • ½ ounce blue cura ao
  • ½ ounce triple sec
  • 5 ounces energy drink Red Bull brand

Instructions

  1. Fill a large Collins glass (or tall, slender glass with a 12 oz capacity) with ice. Add all the liquors, and stir thoroughly.
  2. Last open and drop in a full can of Red Bull upside-down. The can will float at first, then as the energy drink empties, it will slowly sink, turning your drink green as it does.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 223kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Sodium 37mg (2%) Sugar 10g (20%) Calcium 96mg (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 223 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 223kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Sodium 37mg 2%
Sugar 10g 20%
Calcium 96mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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