Irish Coffee

Name: Irish Coffee
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Drinks Bar
Ingredients: 40 ml Irish whiskey; 120 ml hot, freshly brewed strong coffee; 2 tsp Brown sugar; 40 ml double cream, well chilled; pinch of grated nutmeg (optional)

Hot sweet coffee spiked with Irish whiskey under a thick, cool layer of floated cream. Sip it through the cream.

Drinks Bar · Cocktails · prep 5 min · cook 3 min · serves 1 · Vegetarian, Nut-free, Pescatarian

Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age; please drink responsibly.

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Ingredients

40 ml Irish whiskey
120 ml hot, freshly brewed strong coffee
2 tsp Brown sugar
40 ml double cream, well chilled
pinch of grated nutmeg (optional)

Method

Warm a heatproof glass or mug by filling it with hot water for a minute, then tip the water out.
Add the sugar and hot coffee and stir until the sugar has completely dissolved; sugar helps the cream float.
Stir in the whiskey.
Whisk or shake the cream in a jar for 20–30 seconds, until just thickened but still pourable. Pour it slowly over the back of a warm spoon so it settles on top in a thick layer.
Dust with nutmeg if you like and serve straight away; do not stir.

Tips

If the cream sinks, it was whipped too little or the coffee had no sugar; if it sits in lumps, it was whipped too much.
Hot drinks carry alcohol fast and this one also has caffeine: enjoy one, and not too late in the evening.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

IBA (International Bartenders Association) PUNCH BBC Good Food

Open Irish Coffee in Nouns Cooking