How To Pour a Black & Tan
- November 8, 2008
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Music
James Panepinto
Voice Over Artist
Peter Coleman
Impress your friends by learning how to pour this classic Irish drink.
You Will Need
- One can of cold Guinness Draught
- One bottle of pale ale or lager
- A pint glass
- A round soupspoon
- A special Black and Tan spoon
Step 1: Tilt glass
Tilt the glass slightly and pour the pale ale until the glass is a bit more than half full.
Pouring the ale quickly creates a bigger head that helps support the layering.
Step 2: Position the spoon
Hold a round soupspoon upside-down over the middle of the glass.
Some people bend the spoon handle into a horizontal “S” shape that can be balanced on the edge of the glass.
Step 3: Pour
Pour the Guinness very slowly over the center of the spoon, letting it run over the sides and into the glass.
Step 4: Bottoms up!
Congratulations. You’ve made a black and tan. Bottoms up!
“Black and tan” once had a less cheery connotation, referring to the black-and-tan-clad British troops who fought the rebels during the Irish war of independence.
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Comments (1)
Awesome - I love dark histories to strange drinks
over 2 years ago by Rhys_Cazenove
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