Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee

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Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup
    espressoor other freshly-brewed coffee
  • 1 tsp
    white sugar
  • 1½ oz
    Irish whiskey
  • ⅓ cup
    heavy cream
Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Preheat a heatproof glass with hot water and discard the water from the glass.

  2. 2.

    Shake the cream in a cocktail shaker (or whisk with a small whisk) to a thicker but still fluid consistency.

  3. 3.

    Add remaining ingredients to the warm glass (sugar, whiskey, then coffee). Ensure the sugar is dissolved and stirred into the coffee and whiskey.

  4. 4.

    Gently layer heavy cream over the surface of the drink using a flat-bottomed spoon.

  5. 5.

    Garnish with grated nutmeg and serve at once.

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Recipe by Joseph Sheridan · Adapted from Imbibe Magazine · Photo by Alex Attikov Osyka

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