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Arthur Narf
Bottled Guinness, mixed half and half with Draught Guinness. By a
strange coincidence, we're all in favour of this particular combination.
The dry, lively taste of the Bottled Guinness blends perfectly with the smooth taste of the Draught. (If you're not sure about it, start off with a Narfer Arthur Narf!) |
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Guinness Shandy
The practice of drinking Guinness with lemonade is rumoured to have
started with the New Zealand rugby team, during a British tour. After a game,
they ordered Guinness and lemonade (in mistake for bitter shandy), and found
it extremely refreshing.
Some say this is how the became known as the All Blacks, but it seems most unlikely. |
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Top Hat
A popular drink in the '30s was Guinness and ginger beer. It celebrated
the famous dancing partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The black-and-white
Guinness symbolises Fred Astaire's top hat and tails, and ginger beer Ginger
Rogers.
('Top Hat' was also perhaps their most successful film performance together.) |
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Trojan Horse
It looks like Guinness from the outside, but if you're a dedicated
Guinness drinker, the taste in there may take you by surprise. Because this is
Guinness mixed with cola!
If the cola is ice-cold, it makes a refreshing Summer's drink, and creates some unusual sensations in your mouth. |
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Calcutta Cup
Guinness mixed with Indian Tonic Water. In the days of the Empire,
the British in India used to add tonic water to their Guinness. (The quinine
in the tonic was supposed to be protection against malaria.)
The drink was named after the Calcutta Cup, which in those days was a coveted polo trophy. |
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Guinness Tan
Guinness and bitter. The 'Hare and Tortoise' drink: a slow, leisurely
half of Guinness, mixed with a quick, refreshing half of bitter.
It's the ideal drink if you want more than just a 'quick one', but haven't got time to really enjoy a pint of Guinness. It goes down quick, slow, quick, quick, slow.... |
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Blacksmith
Guinness mixed with barley wine. A particularly strong concoction
this, hence the name 'Blacksmith'. (Although if someone tells you that Guinness
contains barley as well as hops, yeast and water, chances are they're not referring
to this particular drink.)
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Red Head
Guinness and tomato juice. Like that other red head, Scarlett O'Hara
of 'Gone With The Wind' fame, it's a tantalising, intriguing and quite unpredictable
mixture. It takes all the smooth charm of the tomato to tame the proud, independent
taste of the Guinness. And even then it never quite succeeds!
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Two-lane Blacktop
Guinness with American Dry Ginger. 'Two-lane Blacktop' is the American
slang for a road. Possibly the drink was given this name because the only way
to take it is at high speed....
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Snake Bite
Guinness and cider. So called after an unusual event which took place
in the last century. Apparently, the apple crop in the West Country was devastated
by a plague of hungry snakes, which led to grave shortages. To solve this problem,
the locals used Guinness to boost their meagre cider rations. To their delight,
they found that the dry, lively taste of the Guinness made the ideal partner
for the sweet taste of their 'usual'.
So nowadays, when they drink cider in the West Country, they often add a Guinness. |
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Guinness and Mild
This is one of the oldest and most popular of the Guinness mixes.
The strong, dry taste of the Guinness is balanced by the smooth taste of the
mild.
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Wasp Sting
Guinness mixed with orange juice (preferably freshly-squeezed and
chilled). So called because the colours of Guinness and orange juice are the
same as a wasp's. Incidentally, black and yellow are danger signals in nature,
and after tasting this drink we can understand why....
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Longship
Guinness and lager. When the Vikings invaded Britain they came in
elaborately carved boats (called longships). They also brought their own pale
beer - lager - which they mixed with our dark, different beer.
The Vikings found the result so pleasing, they decided to stay here permanently. |
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Midnight
Guinness with a dash of port. Believed to originate from the Royal
Flying Corps.
It seems that after dinner, some of the officers took to drinking Guinness instead of port. The Guinness decanter was passed anti-clockwise round the table, while the port, as usual, was passed round clockwise. Once, the two decanters happened to meet at the head of the table (Guinness at twelve o'clock!). The officer in that position absent-mindedly poured both drinks into his glass, and found the result quite enjoyable. |
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Light 'n' Dark
This is Guinness mixed with light ale. The dark colour of the Guinness
makes the light look darker. And similarly, the light taste of the light makes
the dark Guinness taste lighter. And vice versa.
They say the drink gave its name to 'lighting up time', because the lamplighter used to perform his duties just as it was getting dark. (It's all quite simple, really.) |
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Guinness and Lime
A new variation of the popular 'lager and lime'. The effect, however,
is quite different. The strong, distinctive taste of a bottle of Guinness dominates
the lime, which merely adds a touch of smoothness to the beer.
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Sensible Shoes
Guinness laced with brown ale. 'Sensible Shoes' refers to the colour
of the two drinks (black and brown). The strong, dry taste of Guinness keeps
in perfect step with the rather sweeter taste of the brown ale. An excellent
drink when you want to sit down in the pub and take the weight off your feet.
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Tumbril
Guinness, port, brandy and champagne....in one glass! This terrifying
drink is supposed to be a cure for hangovers, but we take no responsibility for
the consequences if you should try it.
It is called a Tumbril because you only get into it if you feel like death. |
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Black Velvet
Guinness mixed fifty-fifth with champagne. This famous drink was
invented in 1861 at Brooks's Club in London. Prince Albert had died, everyone
was in mourning, and the story goes that the steward at the club, overcome with
the emotion of the occasion, ordered that even the champagne should be put into
mourning, and proceeded to mix it with Guinness. The taste was so delicious,
Black Velvet became extremely popular.
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Black 'n' Black
Guinness and blackcurrant. A lot of women have taken to adding blackcurrant
to their drinks, and our black beer is no exception. They find the taste of the
blackcurrant makes Guinness not just something they like to be seen with, but
something they enjoy drinking, too.
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