Irish Coffee

 

Irish Coffee

Although I didn’t drink coffee until the mid-90s, I learned how to make Irish Coffee from my Aunt Kate to be served to my father’s friends when they visited. I also made quite a few Irish Coffee’s while bartending at my brothers-in-law's restaurant when He asked that I cover for someone who called out.

Ingredients

6 ounces hot, freshly brewed coffee

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon packed with brown sugar

1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey (Jameson’s is the best) 

Freshly whipped cream (see Recipe Notes)

Instructions

Preheat your mug, then fill it with coffee. Pour hot water into a mug or heatproof glass to take the chill off. Pour out the water. This will also prevent your glass from cracking. Fill the mug about 3/4 full of the coffee.

Add the granulated and brown sugars and stir until fully dissolved.

Add Irish whiskey. Add the whiskey and stir to incorporate.

Top with whipped cream. If using lightly whipped cream, pour it slowly over a warm spoon onto the coffee, being careful not to break the coffee's surface. This takes some practice. A more foolproof way to not break the surface is to whip the cream a bit more and dollop it gently on top. Drink while hot!

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week. 

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