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How to Make Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee

What is an Irish Coffe? An Irish coffee is a cocktail that combines hot coffee with Irish whiskey, cream and sugar. The drink is traditionally drunk through the cream. This beverage originated in Ireland and is popular today. 
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: Irish Coffee
CookingStyle: Shaking
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Hung Dao
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brewed coffee freshly made
  • 3 oz. an equivalent of 2 shots of Irish whiskey
  • 2 tsp. brown sugar or more to suit desired taste
  • ¼ cup heavy cream whipped
  • 1 – ½ oz. Irish cream optional

Instructions

  • Fill up the mugs with freshly brewed coffee, maintaining 2 inches from the rim.
  • Pour 1 ½ oz. of Irish whiskey for each mug. You can simply estimate 1.5 oz. into a rough equivalent of 1 shot.
  • Add a teaspoon of brown sugar for each mug and stir. Moreover, you can add more sugar to make your coffee sweeter and denser.  If you have a denser consistency for your coffee, you can easily have a cream floater as you add the cream later.
  • Whisk the heavy cream in a mixing bowl and continue to do so until you achieve a slight frothy consistency. If you deem it desirable, you can also add a shot (or 1.5 oz.) of Irish cream for this step.
  • Get your tablespoon and carefully scoop a cream onto the top of the coffee by gently coursing the whisked cream against the side of the ream. Remember that the cream must float on the top of the coffee. In case it doesn’t, just whisk the cream until it’s an all bubbly and little bit denser.
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Notes

There are a few other key ingredients in an Irish coffee. The first component is whiskey, which gives the drink a rich, caramel flavor. To make a strong coffee, add a whipped cream. To mask the coffee's flavor, add a little sugar and a light roast of whiskey. For a sweeter drink, use more sugar and cream. If you want your drink to be stronger, increase the amount of whiskey used.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 73mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the Spoonacular Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.