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Irish Trash Can recipe
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The Irish Trash Can is a built vodka cocktail, made with vodka, gin, white rum and more, served in a highball over ice. It is sparkling.
Green, strong and sweet: an American college-bar classic.
Irish Trash Can ingredients
| Vodka | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Gin | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| White rum | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Triple sec | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Peach schnapps | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Blue curaçao | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Energy drink | top up, about 250 ml |
How to make an Irish Trash Can
- Build the spirits and blue curaçao over ice in a tall glass.
- Open a can of energy drink and up-end it into the glass so it empties slowly as you drink.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- None
Irish Trash Can: quick answers
- How strong is a Irish Trash Can?
- About 8.0% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 24 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Irish Trash Can?
- About 310 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Irish Trash Can served in?
- A highball, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Irish Trash Can have?
- 7 in total: vodka, gin, white rum, triple sec, peach schnapps, blue curaçao and energy drink.
