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Warning issued to people planning on drinking Baby Guinness during St. Patrick's Day

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Published 12:27 16 Mar 2025 GMT

Warning issued to people planning on drinking Baby Guinness during St. Patrick's Day

Make sure you're drinking Baby Guinness and not chugging rotten clumps of dairy

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us and while some people really don't need much of a reason to drink they're going to use the occasion as one anyway.

Some folks will take the chance to chug and glug their way through all manner of alcohol, though many will be trying to stick to the usual tipple of the occasion and stay on Guinness.

A plethora of pubs and bars are standing ready with taps primed and glasses polished for you to 'split the G', and then have an argument with your friends over exactly what classes as splitting the G.

For those of you who aren't planning on quaffing pints of stout all night you might be on the Baby Guinness instead, a drink so named because when you make it the thing looks like a miniature measure of Guinness even though it doesn't actually contain any.

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Baby Guinness is a mixture of coffee liqueur and Baileys, and if you fancy mixing some yourself for St. Patrick's Day you might want to check your ingredients.

"It looks like a little pint of Guinness, how adorable. Is it supposed to have bits in it? (Getty Stock Photo)
"It looks like a little pint of Guinness, how adorable. Is it supposed to have bits in it? (Getty Stock Photo)

Just to be on the safe side here, you do know that Baileys goes off don't you?

While it's got a pretty decent shelf life you'd best be aware that if that bottle of Baileys has been sitting at the back of the fridge for yonks it might not be in such a drinkable condition any more.

Baileys say you can safely keep their drink at a decent temperature for around a couple of years before it curdles but it you've had some left over in the fridge forever it might be time to freshen up the supplies.

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You wouldn't want to spoil your Baby Guinness with curdled Baileys and be taking shots tainted by a congealed, lumpy mess.

Yuck.

If you are planning on chucking any out, there's something else you should be aware of, too.

"For best results drink before 2019... oh dear. Babe, could you go to the shop please?" (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
"For best results drink before 2019... oh dear. Babe, could you go to the shop please?" (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Baileys can play absolute havoc with your plumbing and even end up blocking your pipes if you're unlucky.

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This is due to the ingredients in the drink, which are a huge no-no for drains.

Since dairy cream contains a lot of fat, it puts Baileys in the list of things that should never go down your sink - with the big three being fat, oil and grease.

Instead, you're best pouring the liquid contents into a container and then chucking that in your bin.

Whatever you do, don't pour it into the bin directly either or it'll probably end up all over the kitchen floor when you come to empty the bins.

Additional words by Lucy Devine.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Photo

Topics: Food And Drink

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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