US bars slammed for serving ‘Irish car bomb’ drink

I understand why some would find the name crass and insensitive, but aren't those the very qualities that Americans have always been accused of? Our own American Soldiers have been attacked by the insidious IED's in the current war. Many, many of our soldiers have been killed or maimed by them. Yet, there is already a drink named after them. Bartenders use names that will attract attention. It's what they do. Here is the IED recipe: http://www.idrink.com/v.html?id=13682

So why don't we just drop the "car" and call it an Irish bomb? Or would that still be too insensitive? It /is/ a tasty drink and it is full of Irish goodness... We should enjoy it, not argue over its name.

It's a shame that jameson isn't Irish owned. That way all the soaring profits would be part of Ireland's economy. Jameson's sales up over 300 percent in the last 10 years! Don't kid yourselves about why Jameson sales have sky-rocketed. Jameson owner, French owned Pernod has profits pouring in because of the "Carbomb". Baileys is also reaping the rewards as well and let's not forget the increase in Guinness sales. The notorious drink the "Carbomb" is responsible. So, on a positive note, this "politically incorrect" cocktail is responsible for hundreds if not thousands of new jobs and great profits which corporate officers spread around as well. Let us not forget the positive energy of all those raising a Carbomb toast daily throughout the world and the money going into cash registers of neighborhood pubs, bars, and restaurants. Positive Spin: NO; just looking at life as it is Now.

Hear about the recent recruit to the IRA who was told to blow up a Vauxhall estate and burned his lips on the hot exhaust pipe?

An IRA victims group. aka brits. It's none of your damn business. Freedom of speech no matter how incorrect. Drink a few & you won't mind near as much.

I had a Columbine the other day. Its a white russian with some grenadine. It was great..

are you kidding me it takes the brits to complain about a drink, that has been selling here for years. i guess they finally climbed out from under that rock, and finally looked away from the island to see there is someone else living in this world besides them.personally i think they should mind there own business and worry about fixing there problems at home.they love to come here now and buy things cheap on vacation.they were probably gracing one of our resturants and abusing the help when they saw or heard someone order a car bomb.maybe,they should have been minding their own business then they wouldnt have heard it. this is america not britian you dont make the rules here anymore, that stopped along time ago thank GOD. GOD BLESS AMERICA

How about The Lockerbie - that would be a good one!

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I don't believe anyone here ordering or serving this drink is laughing at the Irish who have died. The drink tastes good, and that is really what it is all about. Is it political correct, nope, but it isn't the only thing that we Americans do that isn't PC.

This is an insult to the memory of those Irish who have lost their lives. I've only known one person who drank these and she thought it was funny and entertaining...gave her drinking skills a lot of attention in bars. However, others in her company never complained and encouraged her.

So it would be OK if the drink was called Orangeman Bomb. Or Drogheda Massacre.

America is a place of novelty with no agenda to harm anyone.

More ridiculous so-called political correctness BS. You people need to get a life,

Oh for crying out loud. It's a flippin drink. Get over it.