"sell many of their tied public houses and McEwan's Scotch and IPA disappeared from public bars across the North East. In Canada and the United States, capitalized ""Half & Half"" is Guinness draught and Bass Pale Ale. A lower case ""half & half"" is a generic Guinness draught. Black and Tan is any lager or ale that will support the Guinness draught, although some Irish-themed bars shun the term for its association with the Black and Tans. In the U.S., the terms (Half and Half, Black and Tan, etc.) are not actually interchangeable. All of the versions start with Guinness"
"Black and Tan Black and Tan is a beer cocktail made by layering a pale beer (usually pale ale) and a dark beer (usually stout). The term likely originated in England, where consumers have blended different beers since at least the seventeenth century. The name ""black and tan"" had earlier been used to describe the coats of dogs, such as the black and tan coon-hound. The earliest recorded usage of the term in the drink context is from 1881, according to the ""Oxford English Dictionary"", in the American magazine ""Puck"". The first recorded British use of the term to describe"
"as part of an Irish themed set of designs, released a pair of shoes advertised as the ""Black and Tan"" and generating offence similar to the earlier Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Black and Tan Black and Tan is a beer cocktail made by layering a pale beer (usually pale ale) and a dark beer (usually stout). The term likely originated in England, where consumers have blended different beers since at least the seventeenth century. The name ""black and tan"" had earlier been used to describe the coats of dogs, such as the black and tan coon-hound. The earliest recorded"
"Distilling Corp., 390 F.2d 117 (9th Cir. 1968) when a brewing company started manufacturing beer under the brand name ""Black and White"". After a series of mergers and acquisitions involving Dewar's (1915), Distillers Company, and Guinness (forming United Distillers), the brand is now owned by Diageo. It claims to be the most successful in France, Venezuela, and Brazil. At present, the brand is sold only outside the United Kingdom. Black & White (whisky) Black & White is a blended Scotch whisky. It was originally produced by the London-based James Buchanan & Co Ltd founded by James Buchanan. Originally known as"
"production in 2017. Booth's Gin <nowiki>Booth's Gin</nowiki> was a well-known and widely-consumed make of London dry gin, founded by a Lincolnshire branch of the ancient Booth family in about 1740. ""Booth's"" was most famously sold in distinctive hexagonal glass bottles. Its paper labelling alluded to the Red Lion distillery in Clerkenwell where the drink was originally produced, and to the heraldic crest of the Booth family. Known as the ""gentleman's gin"", reputedly it was a favourite of both Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Mother. Sir Kingsley Amis favoured ""Booth's"" as a mixer for Pink Gin. The brand, owned by"
"Black & White (whisky) Black & White is a blended Scotch whisky. It was originally produced by the London-based James Buchanan & Co Ltd founded by James Buchanan. Originally known as House of Commons (after the British House of Commons), its nickname, referring to the black and white labelling, was eventually adopted as the official brand instead. The brand's motif (featuring a black Scottish Terrier and a white West Highland White Terrier) was conceived by James Buchanan himself during the 1890s. In 1968 the Black & White brand featured in an important trademark infringement case, Maier Brewing Co. v. Fleischmann"
"Booth's Gin <nowiki>Booth's Gin</nowiki> was a well-known and widely-consumed make of London dry gin, founded by a Lincolnshire branch of the ancient Booth family in about 1740. ""Booth's"" was most famously sold in distinctive hexagonal glass bottles. Its paper labelling alluded to the Red Lion distillery in Clerkenwell where the drink was originally produced, and to the heraldic crest of the Booth family. Known as the ""gentleman's gin"", reputedly it was a favourite of both Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Mother. Sir Kingsley Amis favoured ""Booth's"" as a mixer for Pink Gin. The brand, owned by Diageo Spirits, ceased"
"Guinness Guinness () is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries and available in over 120. Sales in 2011 amounted to . Guinness' burnt flavour derives from malted barley and roasted unmalted barley, a relatively modern development, not becoming part of the grist until the mid-20th century. For many years, a portion of aged brew was blended with freshly brewed beer to give a sharp lactic acid flavour. Although Guinness's palate still"
"introduced in 1909 by Greenlees Brothers of London and Glasgow. It takes its name from the reputed oldest man in Britain, Old Tom Parr. The name emphasised the maturity of the product. The brand was initially successful in London, before finding popularity in export markets. Following a series of mergers, Greenlees became a part of MacDonald Greenlees & Williams. In 1925, the company was acquired by Distillers Company, which was acquired by Guinness, which merged in 1997 to form Diageo. The standard blend is the 12-year-old called Grand Old Parr (43% ABV). The 15-year-old blend is known as Old Parr"
"Guinness Brewery St. James's Gate Brewery () is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a British company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is Guinness Draught. Originally leased in 1759 to Arthur Guinness at IR£45 (Irish pounds) per year for 9,000 years, the St. James's Gate area has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and the largest in the world by 1886, with an annual output"
"yard. Guinness Brewery St. James's Gate Brewery () is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a British company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is Guinness Draught. Originally leased in 1759 to Arthur Guinness at IR£45 (Irish pounds) per year for 9,000 years, the St. James's Gate area has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and the largest in the world by 1886, with an annual"
"form the multinational alcoholic drinks producer Diageo. Arthur Guinness started brewing ales in 1759 at the St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin. On 31 December 1759, he signed a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum for the unused brewery. Ten years later, on 19 May 1769, Guinness first exported his ale: he shipped six-and-a-half barrels to Great Britain. Arthur Guinness started selling the dark beer porter in 1778. The first Guinness beers to use the term were Single Stout and Double Stout in the 1840s. Throughout the bulk of its history, Guinness produced only three variations of a single beer"
"the stout and a description of how it is made. Visitors can sample the smells of each Guinness ingredient in the Tasting Rooms, which are coloured with a unique lighting design that emits Guinness' gold and black branding. The ""Guinness Book of Records"" started as a Guinness marketing giveaway, based on an idea of its then Managing Director, Sir Hugh Beaver. Its holding company, Guinness World Records Ltd, was owned by Guinness plc, subsequently Diageo, until 2001. Guinness Guinness () is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in"
"Guinness United Distillers & Vintners Scotland, and then renamed once again in 2002 to become Diageo Scotland (registered in Scotland, No. SC000750). United Distillers United Distillers was a Scottish company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. The company owned six single malt Scotch brands, which were relaunched as the ""Classic Malts"" range. It also owned the Bernheim distillery (now owned by Heaven Hill) and the Stitzel-Weller distillery, both in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. In 1997 Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo, and in"
"a drink is from 1889. The ""layering"" of Guinness on top of the pale ale or lager is possible because of the lower relative density of the Guinness. The opposite scenario (where the layer on top is heavier than bottom) would produce a buoyancy instability resulting in the two beers mixing. To prepare a Black and Tan, fill a glass halfway with pale ale then add the stout. The top layer is best poured slowly over an upside-down tablespoon placed over the glass to avoid splashing and mixing the layers. A specially designed black-and-tan spoon is bent in the middle"
"Stout. ""Black and Tan"" refers to Guinness and Bass. ""Half and Half"" is Guinness and Harp. Guinness and Smithwick's is a Blacksmith. In Scotland, a half and a half (a hauf and a hauf) is a glass of whisky (a ""wee hauf"", a quarter gill) and a half-pint of beer as a 'chaser'. ""Pola pola"" (""half and half"") is a slang term for the drink spritzer, made out of equal parts of white wine or rosé wine and carbonated water. Different ratios of wine and carbonated water are named with various slang terms, depending on the region. ""Pola pola"" is"
"been dark green, but the 10-year-old and now discontinued 15-year-old bottles are coated with black plastic, giving the appearance of a truly black bottle. Black Bottle is produced in two widely available expressions: As with most whiskies, Black Bottle is produced in different sized bottles (70cl or 750 ml), and at different ABV (40% or 43%) depending on which market it is produced for (European or American, respectively). Black Bottle Black Bottle is a blended Scotch Whisky bottled by Burn Stewart Distillers. The brand was introduced in 1879 and was first produced by Aberdeen tea blenders Charles, David and Gordon"
"brother Samuel (1727–1795) who set up as a goldbeater in Dublin in 1750; his son Richard (1755–1830), a Dublin barrister; and Richard's son Robert Rundell Guinness who founded Guinness Mahon in 1836. Guinness family The Guinness family is an extensive aristocratic Anglo-Irish Protestant family noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics, and religious ministry. They are particularly known among the general public for producing the dry stout, Guinness Beer. The founder of the dynasty, Arthur Guinness, is confirmed to have had McCartan origins. Beginning in the late 18th century, they became a prominent part of what is known in"
"2019. In addition, Diageo resurrected the original brand and launched a non-chill filtered, 45% ABV premium blended whiskey under the name ""Roe & Co"" in March 2017. In 1757, Peter Roe purchased a small existing distillery on Thomas Street in Dublin. The premises were gradually expanded with rising trade, until the distillery fronted South Earl Street. Richard Roe continued operations at Thomas Street from 1766 to 1794. However, the distilling laws in the then Kingdom of Ireland limited any serious chance of expansion. In 1782, he was operating a still with a capacity of 234 gallons. In 1784, another member"
"features a characteristic ""tang"", the company has refused to confirm whether this type of blending still occurs. The draught beer's thick, creamy head comes from mixing the beer with nitrogen and carbon dioxide. It is popular with the Irish, both in Ireland and abroad. In spite of declining consumption since 2001, it is still the best-selling alcoholic drink in Ireland where Guinness & Co. Brewery makes almost €2 billion worth of the beverage annually. The company moved its headquarters to London at the beginning of the Anglo-Irish Trade War in 1932. In 1997, Guinness plc merged with Grand Metropolitan to"
"better-known refinement developed by Aeneas Coffey). John Haig & Co. was subsequently merged into the Distillers Company Limited (DCL) in 1877. DCL combined with John Walker & Son and Buchanan-Dewar in 1925 and was then acquired by Guinness in 1986, which put it into its United Distillers subsidiary in 1987. Guinness then merged with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo in 1997. Most current variations of the Haig brand are produced using spirits from Diageo's Glenkinchie distillery and Linkwood distillery. Haig was bottled in a distinctive three-sided bottle with dimpled sides, starting in the 1890s. The bottle was registered as a"
"Lignell & Piispanen Lignell & Piispanen (L&P) is a Finnish company from Kuopio, manufacturing alcoholic beverages. Its parent company Oy Gust. Ranin was founded in 1852 and the trademark and products of Lignell & Piispanen were merged into it in 1932. In 1783, a distillery was built in place of the current factory. In 1856, O.W. Roering's vodka distillery was founded in the same area, and two years later it was bought by brandy and rum importer Gustav Ranin. In 1872, pharmacists Lignell and Piispanen started manufacturing Arctic raspberry liqueur and other alcoholic beverages. The production ended in 1919 because"
"brewed only porter and employed members of the Purser family, Moravians from Tewkesbury who had brewed porter in London until 1776. The Pursers became partners in the brewery for most of the 19th century. By his death in 1803 the annual brewery output was over 20,000 barrels. Subsequently, Arthur and/or his beer was nicknamed ""Uncle Arthur"" in Dublin. Arthur and Olivia had 21 children, of whom these 10 survived to maturity: To further honour Arthur Guinness's legacy, in 2009 Guinness & Co. established the Arthur Guinness Fund (AGF). An internal fund set up by the Company, its aim is to"
"Kingdom. In 1972, the company was bought by Watney Mann, and became their consolidated wine and spirits division. The group was taken over by Grand Metropolitan in 1972. In 1997 Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo. In 1998 IDV was merged with United Distillers to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division of Diageo plc. International Distillers & Vintners International Distillers & Vintners was a brewing and wine and spirits distribution company, formed from the 1962 merger of W&A Gilbey and United Wine Traders. W&A Gilbey was founded in 1857 as a gin distillery by Sir"
"so that it can balance on the edge of the pint-glass for easier pouring. Alternatively, the stout can be poured first so that the drinks are thoroughly mixed together. Several American breweries currently make premixed Black and Tan, for example Yuengling's Original Black and Tan. The name ""Black and Tan"" is not used in Ireland as a term for a mixture of two beers. The drink is instead referred to as a half and half. Indeed, the drink has image problems in Ireland and elsewhere due to the association with the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, nicknamed the ""Black and"
"is widely available in the south of England, and a pasteurised version is available in bottles and cans in supermarkets nationally. Wicked Wyvern is a 5.5% pale ale with an aroma of grapefruit. The company also markets soft drinks known as Rio (formerly Rio Riva) which are canned drinks made from fruit juices and sparkling spring water. Hall and Woodhouse also used to manufacture Panda Pops, but sold the brand to Nichols plc in 2005. Hall & Woodhouse Hall and Woodhouse is a British regional brewery founded in 1777 by Charles Hall in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The company operates"
"Black Nail A Black Nail cocktail is a mixture of Irish Mist and Irish Whiskey and orange zest. A Black Nail can be served in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks, neat, or ""up"" in a stemmed glass. It is most commonly served over ice. A Black Nail served without ice is sometimes called a Straight Black Nail. The Black Nail cocktail was invented sometime between 1947 and 1952. The Black Nail cocktail drink started as a St. Patrick's Day specialty in New York after Desmond E. Williams invented Irish Mist a brown whiskey liqueur in 1947. The Black Nail"
"The Distillers Company The Distillers Company Limited was a leading Scottish drinks and pharmaceutical company which at one time was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It was taken over by Guinness & Co. (now part of Diageo) in 1986 in a transaction which was later found to have involved fraudulent activity, becoming known as the Guinness share-trading fraud. The company was formed in 1877 by a combination of six Scotch whisky distilleries: Macfarlane & Co., John Bald & Co., John Haig & Co, MacNab Bros & Co, Robert Mowbray and Stewart & Co. This company was born out"
"Hall & Woodhouse Hall and Woodhouse is a British regional brewery founded in 1777 by Charles Hall in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The company operates over 250 public houses in the south of England, and brews under the name Badger Brewery. The brewery traces its roots to 1777, when Charles Hall founded the Ansty Brewery in Ansty, Dorset. The Hall & Woodhouse partnership dates from 1847, when Charles' son and successor went into business with George Woodhouse. In 1875, the firm's logo of a Badger was first introduced, and in 1900, when a new brewery was built to replace the"
"making gin since 1920. Blackwoods uses a small copper still produced by John Dore & Co. It comes in various strengths, including 40% ABV for most markets (43% for the US market) and a limited edition 60% ABV. Distil Plc also produces a Blackwoods Premium Vodka using similar Shetland botanicals. Blackwoods Gin Blackwoods Gin is a vintage dry gin first launched in the United Kingdom in 2003. It is currently owned by London-based spirits company Distil Plc, which also owns Blavod Black Vodka and RedLeg Rum. Blackwoods is made using botanicals from Shetland, which are handpicked and give Blackwoods its"
"a net worth of $12.3 billion. The company was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, a young pharmaceuticals salesman in Louisville, who had the then-novel idea of selling top-grade whiskey in sealed glass bottles. In 2005, the company sold its Lenox division (one of the oldest and most famous manufacturers of fine china in the United States), which had been acquired in 1983, to Department 56 for $USD 160 million. The income generated by the sale was distributed to the shareholders in the form of a one time special dividend. In 2006, the company acquired the Chambord liqueur brand"
"Yorkshire Tea Yorkshire Tea is a black tea blend produced by The Bettys & Taylors Group. It is the second most popular tea brand in the UK, and was introduced in 1886 by Charles Edward Taylor. Founded as CE Taylor & Co., later shortened to ""Taylor's"", the company was purchased by rival 'Betty's Tea Rooms' which today forms The Bettys & Taylors Group. Taylor's is still based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the first 'Betty's' tea room. The group is still owned by the founder of Betty's' family, Fredrick Belmont and is currently chaired by Lesley Wild. The company is one"
"C&C Group C&C Group plc (known prior to its flotation as Cantrell & Cochrane Limited) is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, particularly cider. It has production facilities across Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, and its products are sold around the world. The company was founded by Dr Thomas Cantrell, who opened a shop in Belfast in Ulster in 1852 selling soft drinks; he went into partnership with Alderman Henry Cochrane, thereafter trading as Cantrell & Cochrane Limited. Cochrane was appointed a baronet in 1903. A particularly famous product in Ireland is C&C Club Orange,"