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An Irish Car Bomb is a beer cocktail similar to a boilermaker made with Irish stout, Irish Cream, and Irish whiskey.[1]
The name refers to the drink's Irish ingredients - typically Guinness stout, Baileys Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey - and the car bombings notoriously used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) during the Troubles. The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout. Once mixed, the drink must be consumed quickly because it will curdle.[2][3]
History
According to most sources, the Irish Car Bomb was created in 1979 by Charles Burke Cronin Oat, current instructor at the Connecticut School of Bartending, and former owner and bartender of Wilson's Saloon, both in Norwich, CT. The drink evolved from several earlier versions dating back to 1977. The Grandfather, the original idea behind a Car Bomb, was a mixed shot of Bailey's and Kahlúa coffee liqueur. Though Guinness was also being consumed at the same time, the Grandfather was not mixed with the Guinness at the time of its creation. Shortly thereafter, Oat was inspired to add Jameson Irish Whiskey to the shot, which made the shot bubble up vigorously like an explosion, causing him to remark that "the IRA just showed up!" Hence, the newly designed shot was known as the IRA. Two years later while drinking IRAs and Guinness, Oat got the idea to drop the shot into his half-finished pint of Guinness, with the words "Bombs away!", and the Irish Car Bomb was born.[4][5][6][7]
The drink later spread beyond the city of Norwich due to increased advertising by Guinness beginning in the late-1980s. While Kahlúa was part of the original recipe, it is often dropped from the drink today. Some refer to that original recipe as a Belfast Car Bomb.[4][5][6][7]
Criticism
The name Irish Car Bomb is sometimes considered offensive because of its reference to PIRA terrorism.[8][9] For this reason, some bartenders refuse to serve it.[8][9]
Bombs, and car bombs in particular, were the weapon of choice for the IRA during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Perhaps the most infamous use of car bombs in Ireland's history came on July 21, 1972 — Bloody Friday. In all, 22 bombs — the majority of them car bombs — were set off in the city of Belfast, 19 in just over one hour. The events of Bloody Friday killed nine people (seven civilians) and resulted in 130 injuries.[10] Bloody Friday was the deadliest day of the bloodiest year in the Troubles, as 1972 saw the explosion of 1,300 bombs.
An Irish Car Bomb is a beer cocktail similar to a boilermaker made with Irish stout, Irish Cream, and Irish whiskey.[1]
The name refers to the drink's Irish ingredients - typically Guinness stout, Baileys Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey - and the car bombings notoriously used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) during the Troubles. The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout. Once mixed, the drink must be consumed quickly because it will curdle.[2][3]
History
According to most sources, the Irish Car Bomb was created in 1979 by Charles Burke Cronin Oat, current instructor at the Connecticut School of Bartending, and former owner and bartender of Wilson's Saloon, both in Norwich, CT. The drink evolved from several earlier versions dating back to 1977. The Grandfather, the original idea behind a Car Bomb, was a mixed shot of Bailey's and Kahlúa coffee liqueur. Though Guinness was also being consumed at the same time, the Grandfather was not mixed with the Guinness at the time of its creation. Shortly thereafter, Oat was inspired to add Jameson Irish Whiskey to the shot, which made the shot bubble up vigorously like an explosion, causing him to remark that "the IRA just showed up!" Hence, the newly designed shot was known as the IRA. Two years later while drinking IRAs and Guinness, Oat got the idea to drop the shot into his half-finished pint of Guinness, with the words "Bombs away!", and the Irish Car Bomb was born.[4][5][6][7]
The drink later spread beyond the city of Norwich due to increased advertising by Guinness beginning in the late-1980s. While Kahlúa was part of the original recipe, it is often dropped from the drink today. Some refer to that original recipe as a Belfast Car Bomb.[4][5][6][7]
Criticism
The name Irish Car Bomb is sometimes considered offensive because of its reference to PIRA terrorism.[8][9] For this reason, some bartenders refuse to serve it.[8][9]
Bombs, and car bombs in particular, were the weapon of choice for the IRA during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Perhaps the most infamous use of car bombs in Ireland's history came on July 21, 1972 — Bloody Friday. In all, 22 bombs — the majority of them car bombs — were set off in the city of Belfast, 19 in just over one hour. The events of Bloody Friday killed nine people (seven civilians) and resulted in 130 injuries.[10] Bloody Friday was the deadliest day of the bloodiest year in the Troubles, as 1972 saw the explosion of 1,300 bombs.
