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Tomorrow is Saint Patrick's Day! To help you celebrate, we bring back a classic drink for everyone to enjoy this weekend. Whether you'll be huddled by a TV watching college basketball or celebrating with the masses in Rice Village, make sure you're throwing down Irish Car Bombs to celebrate Saint Patrick and all of his accomplishments (whatever they may be).
Irish Car Bomb
+ 1/2 pint Guinness stout
+ 1 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey
+ 1/2 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream
Pour the Bailey's and Jameson into a shot glass, layering the Bailey's on the bottom. Pour the Guinness into a pint glass or beer mug 3/4 of the way full and let settle. Drop the shot glass into the Guinness and chug immediately.
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Don't be a dumbass. Drink responsibly or take a cab.
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Ok, just a tip for anyone who ever goes to Ireland and tries to order this, esp. in Belfast. Firstly we don't drink this type of shot and ordering it will raise some strange looks (the same goes for green beer, I had never seen it until I came to Houston). Secondly you are likely to offend someone (probably the wrong person) by ordering an "Irish Car Bomb". Belfast, as well as other parts of Ireland, seen way to many of these for real during the "Troubles".
The same applies for a "Black and Tan". The Black and Tans are probably the most reviled group of individuals ever to police the island of Ireland, see the movie "The wind that shakes the barley".
To pull from Wikipedia, "Due to the ferocity of the Tans' behaviour in Ireland and the atrocities which they committed, feelings continue to run high regarding their actions. "Black and Tan" or "Tan" remains a pejorative term for British in Ireland."
Ordering this in a bar in Ireland is probably the equivalent to pulling down your pants and firing away why singing God save the Queen in a crowded Belfast bar.
Anyways, enjoy St.Patrick's weekend!! Sláinte!
Thanks for the info, Chris.