IBA · Contemporary Classics
Irish Coffee
5 min.Irish Whiskey
Ingredients
- 4 cl
- 10 cl
- 2 teaspoon
- 3 cl
- Garnish
- Irish CoffeeGlass type
Step-by-step
- Add whiskey and sugar to an Irish coffee glass.1
- Pour in hot coffee and stir until the sugar dissolves.2
- Lightly whip the cream until slightly thickened.3
- Float the cream on top by pouring over the back of a spoon.4
Flavor profile
- bittersweet
Specs
- Origin
- Created in the 1940s at Foynes Airport in Ireland to warm transatlantic travelers.History
- Desserts, ChocolatePairings
- Baileys Coffee Uses Baileys Irish Cream instead of whiskey and cream.
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