Irish Coffee - how to make Ireland’s iconic cocktail

Four simple ingredients make one of the world's most iconic cocktail, The Irish Coffee. There’s something special about sipping hot, sweet, coffee with a hint of alcohol through a cold layer of freshly whisked cream.

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Irish Coffee

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Author: Irish Whiskey LAD

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 5 MinTotal time: 20 Min

Four simple ingredients make one of the world's most iconic cocktail, The Irish Coffee.

Ingredients

Ingredients - Get it Ready

• For a 6oz Libbey Georgian 8054 Irish Coffee Glass
• 1 fl. oz. / 30ml. Irish Whiskey (I use Powers Gold Label)
• 3 fl. oz. / 90ml. Freshly Brewed Coffee or Espresso (Medium Roast)
• 2 Teaspoons Demerara Sugar or 1/2 fl. oz. / 15ml. Demerara Syrup
• Freshly Whisked / Whipped Heavy WhippingCream to top
• *Optional Garnish - Ground Nutmeg, Cocoa Powder
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• For a 9oz Handled Hot Toddy Glass
• 1.5 fl. oz. / 45ml. Irish Whiskey (I use Powers Gold Label)
• 4.5 fl. oz. / 135ml. Freshly Brewed Coffee or Espresso (Medium Roast)
• 3 Teaspoons Demerara Sugar or 3/4 fl. oz. / 25ml. Demerara Syrup
• Freshly Whisked / Whipped Heavy Whipping Cream to top
• *Optional Garnish - Ground Nutmeg, Cocoa Powder

Instructions

Instructions - Get it Made

1. Warm your Heat Proof glass with Hot - not boiling - water
2. Tip the Hot Water out after 30 or so seconds
3. Add the Demerara Sugar or Demerara Syrup to your glass
4. Add the Irish Whiskey to your glass
5. Add the Freshly Brewed Coffee or Espresso to your glass filling your glass 90% or 9/10's to the top
6. Float the cream over the back of a warn teaspoon (to prepare your cream place the base of a cocktail shaker in the freezer. When this is really cold pour your cream into it and whisk for 45 seconds with this. Leave to sit for 5 to 10 minutes and then use in your Irish Coffee)

Recommended Products

Powerful Handheld Milk Frother

Libbey Georgian Irish Coffee Glass (No. 8054)

Nutrition Facts

Calories

308.18

Fat

3.43 g

Sat. Fat

2.18 g

Carbs

22.51 g

Fiber

0.42 g

Net carbs

22.09 g

Sugar

21.43 g

Protein

0.77 g

Sodium

6.31 mg

Cholesterol

9.12 mg

DISCLAIMER: I am a home cocktail maker with no real formal training in the American art of Bartending/Mixology. So the purists may reckon that I might be doing some things wrong in this cocktail recipe and if I am let me know and I'll up my game!

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