Irish · Drink
Irish Coffee
- Easy
- 10 min
- roughly 2 of 4 for cost
- Vegetarian
Leads with richness that coats and comforts.
Ingredients
- 50ml Irish whiskey
- 150ml strong, fresh, HOT coffee
- 2 tsp demerara sugar: not optional; it holds the cream up
- 50ml double cream, lightly whipped to pouring-thick
- A stemmed, warmed glass
The words inside
Hot Drinks: Toddy, Irish Coffee & the Warm Service
Allergen screen
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Method
- Warm the glass with hot water; empty it.
- Coffee and sugar in; stir till dissolved; whiskey in.
- Whip cream only until it ribbons, barely thickened.
- Pour cream over the back of a warm spoon to float. Do NOT stir. Drink the coffee through the cream.
At the Table
- The Pour
- It is the pour
- Also Right
- Serve alongside something salty and fried
- From the Taps
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- Zero-Proof
- Already zero-proof unless you made it otherwise
This is the glass, not the plate: judge it on temperature, dilution, and balance, and let the food do the answering.
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