For the first time ever, we feature a drink for the sole purpose of canceling it. And that drink is the Irish Car Bomb. Invented by a pub owner in Connecticut who named it after an act of terrorism that has haunted generations of Irish citizens, needless to say this was not the American bartending community’s finest moment. Ah, but you know the old saw about dark clouds and silver linings... in the early-aughts, sales of Irish Car Bombs blew up stateside (sorry, couldn’t help ourselves) paving the way for an explosion (there we go again) in Irish whiskey’s popularity. Still, discerning drinkers are encouraged to steer clear, and here's why...
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