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After dinner, after hours, or even after a long St. Patrick's Day, Irish coffee is the one delicious pick-me-up you won't find at your local coffeehouse.

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  Step 1: Warm glass or mug

  Run hot water slowly over the glass or mug until it’s at room temperature, or warmer, and dry it.

• Warning

  Pouring hot coffee into a cold glass could cause the glass to crack.

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  Step 2: Add brown sugar

  Add brown sugar.

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  Step 3: Pour whiskey & coffee

  Pour in the whiskey and hot coffee, leaving a bit of room at the top for whipped cream.

• Tip

  For a cold version of this, chill sweetened coffee before adding the whiskey, or freeze some in an ice cube tray.

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  Step 4: Stir well

  Stir well, until the sugar to dissolves completely.

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  Step 5: Add whipped cream

  Squirt or spoon a dollop of whipped cream so it simply sets on top of the drink.

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  Step 6: Do not stir

  Do not stir—not only does the hot drink taste better sipped through the cream, it stays warmer longer with the cream on top.

• Fact

  The drink Irish Coffee was devised in 1942 at an exclusive Irish airport to welcome American VIPs like Humphrey Bogart and Eleanor Roosevelt.