Irish Ice Cream Soda
I must admit, I’m kind of a St. Patrick's Day scrooge: parades bring out the agoraphobic in me, I look terrible in green, and I detest shepherd's pie. I usually boycott the holiday entirely, staying in while my friends head out to pubs to guzzle pints of dyed beer.
I do, however, have a soft spot in my heart (stomach?) for Bailey's liqueur. It’s one of my booze shelf staples: I use it to bake brownies, and I often add it to hot chocolate for a special late-night treat. So this year, I decided to see if I could create a festive drink that would put even a cynic like me in the mood to celebrate the shamrock. Inspired by the knock-it-back-fast classic, the Irish Car Bomb, I came up with this beer float, using Guinness stout and Ben & Jerry's Dublin Mudslide. A marriage of alcohol and ice cream—what could be more delicious?
About the author: Lucy Baker is a graduate student in the writing program at Sarah Lawrence College. Before returning to school to pursue an MFA, she was an assistant cookbook editor at HarperCollins. She lives in Brooklyn and is currently obsessed with all things fennel.
Irish Ice Cream Soda
- makes 1 serving -
Ingredients
1 generous scoop of Ben & Jerry's Dublin Mudslide ice cream
1 12-ounce bottle Guinness stout
1/2 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur
Chocolate shavings, for garnish
Procedure
Spoon the ice cream into a pint glass. Pour in the beer, tilting the glass to reduce foaming. Drizzle with Bailey's and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
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6 Comments:
I have made this in the past (minus the Bailey's - there's enough of that flavor in the ice cream for me - and plus Jameson's) and I can vouch for its deliciousness. In fact, I may have to make it again next week :)
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charm city cupcake at 4:01PM on 03/13/08
I love Irish cream as well; it's so delicious! And this drink sounds like just the thing to get into the Saint Patrick's Day spirit. Irish cream brownies sound amazing... do you have a recipe for them, or do you just add them into any brownie recipe?
sfpaulina at 4:02PM on 03/13/08
Have you ever tried making beer ice cream? I have an Alice Medrich recipe for Guinness Ice Cream and am thinking about making it for this weekend. I wonder if it will actually taste good?
squiggle at 6:26PM on 03/13/08
I love Bailey's in my hot coffee.
2nd the request for Bailey's Brownies. In time for St. Patty's Day???
3rd the request for Bailey's Brownies.
;-D
PerkyMac at 6:30PM on 03/13/08
I do something similar but instead of the ice cream and beer, I use an ice cube and single malt scotch...mmm...mmm!
Pavlov at 9:35AM on 03/14/08
mmmmm...this reminds me of the beer floats we make...guiness or another dark beer, blended with good chocolate ice cream....:)
tamariga at 12:23PM on 03/14/08