This irish coffee recipe is hot coffee and Irish whiskey with a cream float. It is not an espresso martini or a whiskey sour.
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Irish Coffee
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Irish Coffee. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ounces (120ml) hot coffee
- 1 1/2 ounces (45ml) Irish whiskey
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream, lightly whipped
Instructions
- Warm a glass with hot water, then empty it.
- Stir coffee, whiskey, and sugar in the glass until the sugar dissolves.
- Spoon the cream onto the back of a spoon so it floats.
- Drink through the cream.
Notes
The cream should sit on top. Whip it only to soft ribbons, not stiff peaks.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Built
- Cuisine: Irish
Glass
Warm, so the coffee does not drop temperature at once.
Cream
Soft. Stiff cream sinks in chunks.
Coffee
Fresh and hot. A lukewarm cup will not melt the sugar.
Float
The spoon trick. A dump of cream mixes in.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 180 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Bourbon?
It is a different coffee drink. Irish whiskey is the bottle.
Whipped cream from a can?
Too stiff and sweet. Soft cream from a bowl.
Sugar?
Brown sugar dissolves in the hot coffee. Skip it only if you like it stark.
Iced?
Then it is not Irish coffee. This one is hot.
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