Irish Car Bomb Shot

Name: Irish Car Bomb Shot
Prep time: 2 min
Yield: 1 shot
Cuisine: Whiskey Shots
Ingredients: 1/2 oz Irish cream; 1/2 oz Irish whiskey; 1/2 oz coffee stout reduction or stout chaser

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Creamy Irish liqueur softens the whiskey's grainy warmth, and the stout element leaves behind a faint roasted bitterness like dark bread and coffee foam.

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Ingredients

1/2 oz Irish cream
1/2 oz Irish whiskey
1/2 oz coffee stout reduction or stout chaser

How to make it

Combine Irish cream and whiskey in a shot glass and serve with a small stout chaser if desired.

Why this one works

Creamy Irish liqueur softens the whiskey's grainy warmth, and the stout element leaves behind a faint roasted bitterness like dark bread and coffee foam.

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