McDonald’s ‘greatest creation ever’ from the US is finally coming to UK menu

For years, McDonald’s fans successful the UK person been begging the accelerated nutrient concatenation to bring 1 precise circumstantial paper point implicit from the US.

And these prayers person yet been answered, arsenic the ‘legendary’ Shamrock Shake is yet going to beryllium making its UK debut.

For the archetypal clip ever, the vivid greenish milkshake volition beryllium disposable here, but it’s lone going to beryllium connected merchantability for a constricted time, truthful you’ll person to beryllium speedy to springiness it a try.

McDonald’s volition beryllium launching the portion connected Wednesday, March 12 for conscionable 2 weeks lone until March 25 – and erstwhile it’s gone, it’s gone.

What is the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake?

The milkshake features a peppermint-flavoured syrup blended with a creamy vanilla base, and comes blistery connected the heels of the motorboat of the Grimace Milkshake, which arrived successful the UK successful 2024.

The purple milkshake went viral connected TikTok, sparking a bizarre situation and quickly sold-out aft it was introduced, but returned for a 2nd clip aboriginal successful the year.

It’s not yet been confirmed however overmuch the caller portion volition cost, but the Grimace Shake was £2.69 for a mean and £2.99 for a large, truthful this volition apt beryllium akin successful price.

And, arsenic good arsenic getting to effort a cult item, those who acquisition a Shamrock Shale successful participating restaurants volition besides beryllium donating to a bully cause, arsenic 20p from each merchantability volition spell to Ronald McDonald House Charities UK.

McDonald’s is simply a founding and everlastingly spouse of the Charity, which provides escaped ‘home distant from home’ accommodation to families with children successful hospital.

What bash radical successful the US deliberation astir the Shamrock Shake?

Online, radical successful the US person raved astir the Shamrock Shake, with @russbus_18 connected X hailing it ‘the greatest McDonald’s instauration ever’.

Similarly, @slime_belief1 proclaimed: ‘Shamrock shingle [is] the champion shingle successful the world. I person 1 each twelvemonth lone during this clip since I was 10.’

While @Makeupbaroness said the portion was ‘legendary’, arsenic @LethalEmpress claimed the instrumentality of the milkshake to the US paper is ‘what [she] lives for.’

Others branded it ‘delicious’ and ‘amazing’, but not everyone was a fan, with immoderate claiming it conscionable tastes ‘like toothpaste’.

A McDonald’s archivist named Mike precocious shared a look astatine the past of the Shamrock Shake connected McDonald’s Corporate TikTok account.

He explained that the milkshake was primitively created successful 1967 by a McDonald’s relation successful Connecticut, and successful 1970 the portion was expanded to a fig of locations crossed the US. The income from these drinks helped to physique the precise archetypal Ronald McDonald House successful 1974 successful Philadelphia.

But it wasn’t until 2012 that the portion was disposable nationwide crossed the USA for the archetypal time. 

The milkshake proved truthful fashionable that successful 2017, the accelerated nutrient concatenation started experimenting with antithetic varieties, launching a cocoa version. 

Fast guardant to today, and 2025 marks the archetypal clip the Shamrock Shake volition ever beryllium disposable successful the UK – it’s travel a agelong mode successful the past 58 years.

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Before the Shamrock Shake launches successful March, McDonald’s fans person a fig of different breathtaking paper items to look guardant to.

From February 12, the concatenation is bringing backmost three fan-favourite items including a burger that’s antecedently been hailed as ‘sensational’, ‘immense’ and 1 of the ‘best’ by fans.

Yes, that’s right, the Philly Cheese Stack, is making a comeback and it’s going to beryllium sticking astir for a portion this time.

The burger, which fans person been known to launch petitions for, features 2 beef patties, food sauce, and food slices, arsenic good arsenic grilled and crispy onions and pickles, each served successful a toasted bun.

Alongside this savoury option, a fewer saccharine treats volition beryllium disposable erstwhile much including past year’s Valentine’s peculiar – the Raspberry and White Chocolate Pie. The twist connected the chain’s classical pome pastry is simply a ‘decadent’ dessert with crispy pinkish pastry (because, of course), filled with a creaseless achromatic cocoa ganache and a raspberry compote. 

Also coming backmost is the Mars McFlurry, made with dairy crystal pick and crunch chocolate-covered nougat pieces, topped with caramel sauce. 

From February 12, customers volition besides beryllium capable to bid the Stormzy Meal, which recreates the rapper’s go-to order.

The £7.99 repast volition diagnostic ine Chicken McNuggets and a broadside of fries, with 2 BBQ Dips. To decorativeness disconnected there’s a prime betwixt the Oreo McFlurry oregon an Apple Pie and the full happening gets washed down with a Sprite Zero.  

Every Stormzy repast purchased successful a McDonald’s restaurant, volition travel with a acceptable of premium limited-edition stickers.

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