- Shamrock Shake
The Shamrock Shake is a seasonal dessert sold at select McDonald’s fast-food restaurants during March, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Essentially, the Shamrock Shake is a standard vanilla shake, flavored with mint extract and dyed green.
Shamrock Shakes were widely available across Canada and the United States until the early 1990s. According to the McDonald’s website, Shamrock Shakes are now sold exclusively in
Ireland , although they are still available at select American stores during the month of March. The Shamrock Shake typically appears in mid-February. However, at the Fitzgeralds casino, an Irish-themed casino in Las Vegas, the McDonald's sells the Shamrock shake year-round.cn|date=October 2008During the 1980s, McDonald’s used the Uncle O'Grimacey character to market Shamrock Shakes. However, he has been phased out, but is said to return along with Grimace and Mayor McCheese in a series of television spots on Nickelodeon starting in late February, 2009.who|date=October 2008 Reportedly they were to return in 2008, but were unable to contract voice talent suitable for reviving the characters in time.who|date=October 2008Fact|date=September 2008
In 2008, McDonald's Canada brought back the Shamrock Shake for a limited time only starting on February 26. [cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/26/c5885.html?view=print|title=www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/26/c5885.html?view=print ]
Minty Mudbath Shake
In May/June 2007, McDonalds introduced the "Minty Mudbath" shake to go along with the movie "
Shrek the Third ". It takes the original Shamrock Shake formula and mixes it with chocolate.External links
* [http://www.tiktok.org/shamrock/ Bring Back the Shamrock Shake] Dead link|date=July 2008
* [http://www.shamrockshake.com/ shamrockshake.com]References
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