Irish Car Bomb
The infamous drop shot: Irish whiskey and Irish cream dropped into a pint of Guinness, then chugged before it curdles. A St. Patrick's Day ritual that demands commitment.
- ½ ozirish whiskey
- ½ ozirish cream liqueur
- 8 ozirish stout(Guinness or similar)
- 1Pour the stout into a pint glass and let it settle.
- 2Layer Irish cream over Irish whiskey in a shot glass.
- 3Drop the shot glass into the stout and drink immediately before it curdles.
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This bomb shot was created in American Irish pubs in the 1970s or 1980s. It must be consumed quickly before the cream liqueur curdles in the stout.
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