Pot of Gold Drink (St. Patrick's Day Mocktail)

This Pot Of Gold Mocktail is the best nonalcoholic St. Patrick’s Day Drink to serve to friends or enjoy for yourself!

Made with three types of juices, powdered sugar, Angostura bitters, ginger beer, AND a secret ingredient to give it a frothy top and velvety smooth mouthfeel! And the fun garnishes make it ultra impressive to serve up!

This Non Alcoholic St Patty’s Day Drink Is The Gold At The End Of The Rainbow 🌈

This Non-Alcoholic Saint Patrick’s Day Drink is loaded with fruity flavor and followed up with a bit of a ginger bite to make a delicious drink! It’s then decked out in fun garnishes to push the festive feel for this March holiday!

To transform this mocktail from ordinary to magical, it’s made with a secret ingredient that gives it a frothy finish and a velvety smooth mouthfeel. If you guessed an egg white, you’re correct! Don’t worry—you can’t even tell by taste or texture that there’s an egg white in your drink!

If you just can’t stomach an egg white, I totally understand and have provided a substitute option so that you can still enjoy this St. Patrick’s Day Mocktail!

If you’re looking for an alcoholic option to offer guests as well, you can add Irish whisky to this mocktail or make a round of Drunken Leprechauns. Though if you find your crowd has grown and need a large batch mocktail to serve, check out my St. Patrick’s Day Punch that’s topped with rainbow sherbet!

St. Patrick’s Day Mocktail Ingredients

Though this Pot Of Gold Mocktail has a longer list of ingredients, the result and presentation make the extra effort worth it! To start this St Patrick’s Day Mocktail Recipe, you’ll need 100% orange juice, 100% pineapple juice, and preferably fresh-squeezed lime juice, though you could also use Nellie & Joe’s Key Lime Juice.

We then add an egg white and powdered sugar to achieve a frothy top and velvety smooth mouthfeel, ginger beer for a bit of a bite, and Angostura bitters. Disclaimer: Though Angostura bitters technically contain alcohol, it’s such a small amount added to this mocktail that a recipe made with vanilla extract actually contains more alcohol than this drink.

However, if you prefer, you can leave Angostura bitters out and though it’ll be slightly different it will still make for a delicious drink.

To bring the Saint Patrick’s Day fun to this Gold Mocktail, grab an orange, fresh mint leaves, and Airhead Extremes Belts Rainbow Berry Candy for garnishing.

Are Egg Whites In Cocktails Safe?

While consuming raw egg whites is never 100% safe the safety of it has drastically increased. In the last 20 years regulations have increased relating to hygiene and poultry vaccinations to help curb the risk of bacteria.

This, in turn, has brought bartenders back to incorporating egg whites into popular cocktails. Use pasteurized eggs and follow additional safety tips for using egg whites in drinks.

However, if egg whites in this St. Patrick’s Day Drink turn you off, it can be swapped out for what’s called Collins Bar Sugar and Foamer.

Egg White vs Bar Sugar

Both the egg white and bar sugar can be used to achieve the frothy, velvety mouthfeel with this mocktail. However, for those who don’t prefer to consume raw egg whites, the bar sugar will be the safest choice to eliminate potential bacteria.

Bar Sugar is a blend of superfine sugar, powdered egg white, and powdered milk that, if used in this recipe, will replace both the egg white and powdered sugar.

To replace the egg white, use 2 tablespoons of Collins bar sugar. This ingredient can be found at most liquor stores as well as some supermarkets near the cocktail mixers. You can also buy Bar Sugar on Amazon.

How To Make A Pot Of Gold Drink

A full recipe card with step-by-step photos and ingredient quantities can be found at the end of the post.

1. Combine orange juice, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, a large egg white, powdered sugar, and Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker. Dry shake the mixture.
2. Add ice and shake again.
3. Strain the frothy mixture into a chilled glass with fresh ice.
4. Top off with ginger beer and stir.
5. Garnish with a citrus wheel, fresh mint, and an Airhead Extremes Belts Rainbow Berry Candy. Serve with a straw and enjoy!

• Orange Juice – For the best tasting Saint Patrick’s Day Drinks, I suggest using a high-quality orange juice that is not from concentrate. Uncle Matt’s or Natalie’s orange juice are both high-quality, great-tasting options that I prefer to reach for.
• Strain The Mocktail – Use a Hawthorne Strainer or Fine Mesh Sieve Cocktail Strainer to strain the mocktail into the serving glass. This will catch any pulp from the orange juice or bits of egg white that weren’t incorporated to ensure a velvety, smooth mouthfeel when sipping.
• Mocktail to Cocktail – To turn this mocktail into a cocktail I’d suggest using Irish whiskey. However, white or gold rum, gin, or vodka would also work.

How To Store

Unfortunately, this St. Patrick’s Day Mocktail can’t really be stored to enjoy later or made ahead of time since the foam will deflate and the ginger beer will go flat.

How To Serve A Pot Of Gold Mocktail

To serve the best St. Patrick’s Day Drinks I really recommend going out all when garnishing this yellow drink! Slide a citrus wheel onto the rim of the mocktail glass, place a sprig of fresh mint in the glass near the citrus, and then use a cocktail pick to poke through an Airhead Extremes Belts Rainbow Berry Candy to make it look like a rainbow.

Then serve the festively garnished mocktail up with more St. Patrick’s Day Recipes! You can’t go wrong with a batch of Irish Coffee Cookies, a slice of Beer Bread, or even a couple dozen Pot of Gold St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes!

However, if you’d like to enjoy a mocktail after a classic Irish dinner then I’d suggest a pot of Classic Irish Beef Stew that’s made with Guinness or a plate of Corned Beef and Cabbage!

More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes:

• Drunken Leprechaun – An Irish Screwdriver that’s sweet and fruity!
• Irish Coffee Cookies – Gourmet-style cookies that have 3 delicious layers!
• Classic Irish Beef Stew – A 30-minute prep recipe that’s made with Guinness!
• Easy St. Patrick’s Day Dessert Parfaits – Fun holiday dessert cups that impress!
• Pot of Gold St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes – Topped with an edible pot of gold!