Irish Car Bomb

Irish Car Bomb

An Irish Car Bomb with Guinness and Irish cream.
Type	Beer cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Stout Irish whiskey Irish cream
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard drinkware	A pub glass and a shot glass.
Commonly used ingredients	1/2 shot Irish whiskey 1/2 shot Irish cream 1 pint Irish stout
Preparation	The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout.
Notes	Original recipe: 1/2 oz. Irish cream 1 pint Irish stout 1/4 oz. Irish whiskey 1/4 oz. coffee liqueur

An Irish Car Bomb is an American beer cocktail that is drunk as a bomb shot, similar to a boilermaker. It is made with Irish stout, Irish cream, and Irish whiskey.^[1]

Origin

This Irish Car Bomb was invented in 1979 by owner Charles Oat at Wilson's Saloon in Norwich, Connecticut.^[2]

Etymology

The "Irish" in the name refers to the drink's Irish ingredients; typically Guinness stout, Baileys Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey.

The "car bomb" refers to the fact that the drink is a "bomb shot" and also to the many car bombings that took place during the Troubles in Ireland. For this reason, the name is sometimes deemed offensive and some bartenders refuse to serve it.^[3][4][2] Although the drink is popular in the United States^[2] it is virtually unknown in Ireland and ordering it there, or in Britain, is likely to cause confusion or offence.^[3] The inclusion of the term in the promotional material of an English bar in 2014 drew complaints and caused public outrage, resulting in a withdrawal of the offending promotional flyers and a public apology by the bar manager.^[5]

Preparation

To make the drink, whiskey is floated on top of Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout. Once mixed, it must be drunk quickly because it will curdle.^[6][7] While Kahlúa was part of the original recipe, it is often excluded from the drink today. Some refer to that original recipe as a Belfast Car Bomb.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Other uses

MMA fighter Todd Duffee uses The Irish Car Bomb as his nickname.^[12]

See also

• List of cocktails
• Sake bomb
• Jägerbomb
• Drink portal

References

External links

The Wikibook Bartending has a page on the topic of: Irish Car Bomb

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