Contemporary Classics IBA

Irish Coffee

Name: Irish Coffee
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/3 oz Irish Whiskey; 2 3/4 oz Hot Coffee; 1 barspoon Sugar; 1 1/3 oz Cream

Coffee in a winter coat

Glass Mug

Method Built

Garnish floated cream

Hot coffee spiked with Irish whiskey and topped with cold, thick cream creates a layered contrast of warm and cool, bitter and sweet. A hug in a glass.

Ingredients

1 1/3 oz Irish Whiskey
2 3/4 oz Hot Coffee
1 barspoon Sugar
1 1/3 oz Cream

Method

Warm the glass. Add sugar and hot coffee, stir to dissolve. Pour in Irish whiskey. Float lightly whipped cream on top by pouring over the back of a spoon. Do not stir after adding cream.