Irish Slammer

Irish whiskey and Baileys dropped into Guinness — all three specifically Irish, Guinness from St. James's Gate (1759), Baileys (1974) the world's first Irish cream.

The Irish Slammer is a bomb shot format that combines Irish whiskey and Irish cream — dropped into a glass of Guinness stout and consumed immediately — in a preparation that emphasizes the all-Irish provenance of its ingredients. Irish whiskey has been distilled in Ireland since at least the 12th century and was the world's most consumed whiskey style in the late 19th century. Guinness stout has been produced at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin since Arthur Guinness signed his famous 9,000-year lease in December 1759. Baileys Original Irish Cream was launched in 1974 as the world's first commercially stable cream liqueur. The combination of all three specifically Irish products gives the Irish Slammer a coherent national identity that the Irish Car Bomb — whose name references political violence — lacks. Like the Car Bomb, the Irish Slammer is primarily an American Irish-themed bar invention rather than a drink served in Ireland itself, where bomb shot culture is less prevalent and the name format less common. The Baileys curdles in the Guinness unless consumed immediately.