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The Daily PollIs 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! (3866)
It's okay (2176)
It wouldn't be for me (2124)
I have never tried it (1507)
It's the best way to have Guinness (810)
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