Cocktail
Irish Coffee
Coffee, sugar, whiskey, cream.
- Glassware
- Irish coffee mug
- Method
- build
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
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other
Freshly brewed hot coffee.
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syrup
Made from raw cane sugar. Richer and more molasses-forward than simple syrup.
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spirit
Smooth, lightly sweet whiskey, triple-distilled in Ireland.
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mixer
Whipping cream. Used in dessert cocktails.
Method
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Pre-warm an Irish coffee mug.
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Add coffee and demerara, stir.
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Add whiskey, stir.
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Float lightly whipped cream over the back of a spoon.
Garnish
Whipped cream layer
About this drink
Joe Sheridan's 1942 invention at Foynes airbase. The cream stays whole.
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