How to Make an Irish Coffee
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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You Will Need
- 1 1/2 oz. Irish whiskey
- 6 oz. hot coffee
- 2 tsp. brown sugar
- Whipped cream
- A stemmed glass coffee mug or a regular coffee mug
- A spoon
- A measuring jigger
Steps
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The drink Irish Coffee was devised in 1942 at an exclusive Irish airport to welcome American VIPs like Humphrey Bogart and Eleanor Roosevelt.
