Irish Coffee
Irish Coffee was created by chef Joe Sheridan at the Foynes airbase in Ireland in 1943 to warm weary transatlantic travelers. It was later popularized in America by San Francisco journalist Stanton Delaplane at the Buena Vista Cafe. The key is floating cold, lightly whipped cream on top of the hot, sweetened coffee and whiskey so you drink the warm cocktail through the cold cream.
📝 Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.50 oz Irish WhiskeyBuy
- 4.00 oz Espresso/CoffeeBuy
- 0.50 oz Demerara SyrupBuy
- 1.50 oz Cream/Half-and-HalfBuy
Garnish: Whipped cream and optional nutmeg
👨🍳 Instructions
Instructions
Preheat an Irish coffee glass or heat-safe mug by filling it with hot water, letting it sit for a minute, then discarding the water.
Pour the hot coffee into the warmed glass, add the demerara syrup, and stir until dissolved.
Add the Irish whiskey and stir gently to combine.
Lightly whip the heavy cream until it just thickens (it should still be pourable, not stiff peaks).
Pour the cream over the back of a bar spoon so it floats on top of the coffee. Do not stir.
Optionally grate a little fresh nutmeg on top. Drink the warm coffee through the cold cream.