Irish Coffee

Name: Irish Coffee
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 drink, 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey; 4 ounces strong black coffee; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 3 -4 tablespoons heavy cream; boiling water; nutmeg or cinnamon

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Recipe by StephaniePB

I recently returned from Ireland, where I was taught how to make 'real' Irish coffee. I haven't seen any recipe exactly like this elsewhere - I definitely didn't know this was how its made - so I thought I'd share. It's yummy, slightly sweet, and perfect for those cold nights in Ireland, especially when made with decaf.

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READY IN: 4mins

SERVES: 1

YIELD: 1 drink

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₂

ounces Irish whiskey
4

ounces strong black coffee
1

tablespoon brown sugar
3 -4

tablespoons heavy cream
boiling water
Optional
nutmeg or cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Boil water and fill the glass mug to warm through. Dump out water.
Pour whiskey in glass, add coffee, sugar. Stir to combine.
Shake or vigorously stir heavy cream. Do NOT whip - the idea is to have frothy cream, not whipped stiff peaks. Gently float the cream on top of the coffee.
Optional: sprinkle nutmeg and/or cinammon on top.

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