Guinness and ...
Yesterday, the blur Spanish bartender at Kudos once again did not know what Guinness and Black is.
Jonny and I: Two Guinness and Black please.
Bartender: (whilst pointing to the Guinness tap) Guinness and Black?
Jonny and I: Yea.
Bartender then promptly filled two whole pints almost entirely with Guinness. GRRR. Did he think we meant Guinness is Black!?!
Ok. So, running a search for Guinness and Black on google, as perhaps it's not that common after all. Ted said it's not an American drink. Presumably, it doesn't exist on the continent either.
One of the results was lovely. It not only had Guinness and Black, which they called Black and Black, but loads of others as well.
Black and 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.
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.
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.
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.
For more, see http://www.guinntiques.com/blacklist/
Midnight absolutely sounds yummy!
posted by the third wei at Thursday, July 21, 2005
4 Comments:
Guinness mixers?
u mean, the taste of the other stuff can come thru the taste of the stout?
hmm...
so, u have not said what is Guinness and Black...
black as in? what type of blackcurrent? juice? liquor?
or do they add Chambord?
12:29 am
the taste got come thru! the black makes the thing sweet, and very very palatable.
i got say what is guinness and black. in one of the para, i say guinness and black is black and black, and in the description, it's guinness and blackcurrant. the london bars use the robinsons syrup as the black bit.
yummmmblez
1:00 am
guinness and black is a pint of guinness with a shot of blackcurrant (usually undiluted cordial) in it
very nice it is too
12:55 am
I have been dying to figure out what the black is in Guinness and black after vacationing in Dublin. Thanks to Google and your story, now I know! Thank you:)
8:52 am
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