[–] CharlieSurfs 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The settling and the two part pour are marketing gimmicks that we've all bought into. I like it for the ritual and that it forces you to take your time.
There's truth in there anyway - don't sip it on your first drink, take a long drink. I remember something form Irish class in school, an extract from an Irish novel I think. It was about a kid's first drink, where he'd learned from his da that he had to drink his first gulp until he couldn't breathe. I can't for the life of me remember the book or poem or whichever it was but it was something about growing up.
Otherwise, drink it however you like. Recommendations for a good pint are Mulligans on Poolbeg St in Dublin and a bottle off the shelf in the Gravediggers in Glasnevin.
[–] Proletarian 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think I know the one you are on about, it is where his father has a problem with drink and he saves him from it by getting drunk as a child. At a wake or something, and the father does not drink often but goes on a bender when he does?
[–] CharlieSurfs 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That sounds really familiar. It's still nagging at me though and everything I come up with turns out to be wrong. It must be a recurring scene in a lot of Irish fiction.
It may have bee Fiche Bliain ag Fás but I can't seem to find the extract when I look. I must look for my old textbooks next time I visit my folks and see if they're still around.
[–] IllogicalSpoon 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Try not to speak loudly. We yanks speak several decibels above acceptable for a normal Irish crowd. Ignore this if theres music, no one will hear you anyway. Also avoid any sentence that starts, "But in the States we do it better because..."
[–] Nollog 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
sounds about right.