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Is blackcurrant in Guinness acceptable?

“The blackcurrant flavour balances the bitterness of the stout and complements the natural dark fruit flavours,” according to the Guinness website.

WHILE MANY CONSIDER Guinness a drink best left unmixed, the combination of stout and blackcurrant cordial has been doing the rounds for years and is even listed as a cocktail on the Guinness website.

It is such a controversial order that it was addressed in the House of Commons in the UK.

A Labour MP recalled being nearly kicked out of an Irish pub for ordering blackcurrant cordial with a Guinness.

“It was like a cardinal sin,” Dawn Butler said during a debate on St Patrick’s Day and Northern Irish affairs.

So today we’re asking: Is blackcurrant in Guinness acceptable?


Poll Results:

Sacrilege! (3863)
It's okay (2166)
It wouldn't be for me (2123)
I have never tried it (1502)
It's the best way to have Guinness (796)

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