The Shamrock Shake is a green milkshake sold at McDonald’s to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It is available year-round in Ireland but only seasonally in the US and Canada. The shake contains low-fat vanilla ice cream and Shamrock Shake Syrup, and its ingredients vary by country. Some McDonald’s locations do not offer the shake, leading to online petitions for its return.
A Shamrock Shake is a sweet mint-flavored green milkshake that is a product of McDonald’s restaurants. The coloring of this dessert drink is light Irish green, as Shamrock Shakes are meant to recognize St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 every year. St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish Catholic holiday that honors the eponymous patron saint. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and is celebrated by eating, drinking and wearing the color green. Green is the usual and unofficial color of Ireland and the shamrock, a kind of clover with three leaves, is the usual and unofficial symbol of Ireland.
The McDonald’s Shamrock Shake is available all year round in Ireland, but not anywhere else. It was sold year round in the United States and Canada until the early 1990s. McDonald’s first introduced the Shamrock Shake in 1970. Some Canadian and American McDonald’s restaurants include the shake on their menus for a limited time around St. Patrick’s Day. In these restaurants, the smoothie is offered in the middle or end of February.
Shamrock Triple Thick Shake is the full name of McDonald’s drink. The small size measures 12 fluid ounces (360 mL) and contains 420 calories and 0.353 ounces (10 g) of fat. The main ingredients are low fat vanilla ice cream and Shamrock Shake Syrup. The ice cream used for Shamrock Shakes contains milk, sugar, cream, lean solids and corn syrups, as well as flavors, additives and preservatives. Shamrock Shake Syrup contains high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water and sugar, as well as natural flavors, preservatives and food coloring.
Since not all McDonald’s in the United States and Canada offer Shamrock Shakes every March, this has led to online petitions and requests for the McDonald’s Corporation to bring back the shake. The manager of each McDonald’s gets to decide if his store will sell Shamrock Shake every year. In Canada, Shamrock Shake was available in March 2008 after being unavailable for five years. Due to the scarcity of the product, people started creating their own recipes to try and make McDonald’s Shamrock Shake at home. These homemade recipes vary widely, but most use vanilla ice cream and mint extract as a base.
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