Baby Guinness warning issued to millions of Brits ahead of Christmas

With the festive season rolling in, the parties and evenings at the pub are starting to kick off.

And while you and your colleagues sink a few drinks after work, or you have that night out with your pals ‘because you’ve got to do it before Christmas’, there’s always that one question that seems to be asked…‘Shots?’

I mean, we say it’s a ‘dreaded question’, but most of us are pretty to quick to nod yes. Maybe it’s a tequila or sambucca, or maybe it’s the biggie; the creamy Baby Guinness.

But before you go knocking them back this winter, there’s a warning issued to millions of Brits about the little stout-looking shots.

Can't deny they're tasty. (Getty Stock)

A Baby Guinness is of course made with two key ingredients: coffee liqueur and Irish cream, typically Bailey’s.

And plenty of British households tend to have a bottle of that open during the festive season.

But there’s one common problem people end up running into with the stuff - even if they’re knocking back loads of shots of it with their friends and family – and that's the fact that we often don’t finish the full bottle

As lots of us convince ourselves we’ll be taking on Dry January, the Bailey's ends up banished until next winter, with shots are certainly off the cards.

The drink always makes an appearance at this time of year. (Getty Stock)

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So, it ends up sitting neglected in your fridge for months on end.

That's a bit of a problem though, because Bailey's does have an expiration date, and if you are getting rid of it, there's something you absolutely shouldn't do.

While the drink company itself says it has a shelf life of two years from the date of bottling, opened or unopened, there are others who warn that you'd better quaff the lot within six months.

As a general rule of thumb, if the bottle is unopened, then it might be alright for two years, but once opened, you should probably finish it off within six months.

The drink contains dairy cream, which goes bad over time, and since you don't want to chug a rancid drink, you might end up having to chuck it out.

Now, normally you'd think about pouring the expired beverage down the kitchen sink and sticking the bottle in the recycling, but according tradesmen from MyBuilder.com, that’s the wrong thing to do.

They warn that Bailey's and similar products can 'wreak havoc' with your plumbing, and even end up blocking your pipes.

Since dairy cream contains a lot of fat, it puts Bailey's in the list of things that should never go down your sink, along with fat, oil, and grease.

So, either finish off the bottle with a few more Baby Guinnesses, or dispose of it properly.

Alternatively, you could buy this 'Baby Guinness in a bottle', just £20 on Amazon.