Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozIrish whiskey
  • 4 ozhot coffee(freshly brewed)
  • 1 tspbrown sugar
  • 1.5 ozheavy cream(lightly whipped)
  • 🍋floated cream(garnish)

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Instructions

  1. Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
  2. Float lightly whipped cream on top by pouring over the back of a barspoon.
  3. Pour hot coffee into a warmed Irish coffee glass.
  4. Pour in Irish whiskey and stir to combine.

📜 History

Irish Coffee was created by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes Airbase, Ireland, in 1943 to warm weary transatlantic travelers on a stormy night. Travel writer Stanton Delaplane discovered the drink and brought the recipe to San Francisco's Buena Vista Café in 1952, where bartender Jack Koeppler perfected the floating cream technique that made it famous worldwide.

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