This is a “loaded” post (a pun you’ll understand when you’re done reading) that was inspired by the Irish Wolfhound in the thumbnail image

Take a moment to enjoy the whole photograph from which the detail comes:

These good looking hairy beasts are posing with the hard-rocking, metallic and traditional pipe band known as Saor Patrol, pronounced Shore Patrol (and you thought we were describing the men, didn’t you).  The photo comes from the cover of their 2012 CD, Two Headed Dog.

Some of you will remember their music from the movie, Braveheart:

To see the fellows in action, take a look at the video below:

Perhaps you’ll want to enjoy an adult beverage while listening to their music, and while not everyone likes whiskey straight up, and few of us can get our hands on Irn Bru (pronounced “iron brew”),  you might have on hand the ingredients necessary to make an Irish Wolfhound. In Ireland, they like to say that this drink is, “named after one Irish legend and made with another.”

• 50ml Jameson Black Barrel
• 50ml ginger beer
• 25ml freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
• Salt

INSTRUCTIONS 

Mix the Jameson Black Barrel, ginger beer, juice into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a pair of grapefruit wedges. Dip a corner of one of the grapefruit slices in salt and drop into drink.

Enjoy!