Irish Coffee Recipe
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar under a collar of softly whipped cream.
- Category: Contemporary Classics
- Glass: Irish coffee mug
- ABV: 10%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Irish whiskey40 ml
- Hot brewed coffee90 ml
- Brown sugar1 tsp
- Lightly whipped cream30 ml
How to Make It
- Warm the glass and dissolve sugar in hot coffee.
- Add Irish whiskey and stir.
- Gently float lightly whipped cream over the back of a spoon.
- Do not stir — drink through the cream.
Garnish
Dusting of coffee or nutmeg
The Story
Created in the 1940s at Foynes (Shannon) Airport to warm cold transatlantic passengers.
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