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Black and Tan Cocktail
- Weak
- dry
A dry, light cocktail, built in the glass, served in a pint glass.
Serve in: pint glass
Ingredients
How to Make a Black and Tan
Instructions
- Fill a pint glass halfway with the pale ale.
- Float the Guinness on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a spoon to fill the glass.
Tips & substitutions
- No pale ale? Try beer.
Did you know
The first definition of the term Black and Tan as being a mix of beers is found in the 1889 A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, vol. 1 by Albert Barrère and Charles Godfrey Leland. If poured correctly these two beers make a perfect black and tan layer in the glass.
