How to make a perfect Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee is a perfect celebratory coffee! Always a favorite at Holiday parties or cold snowy evenings in front of a fire. Perfect for Saint Patrick's Day celebrations. These are always requested from my family!

Course Brunch, Dessert, Drink

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 5

Servings serving

Calories 226kcal

Ingredients

1 cup hot brewed coffee
1 teaspoon sugar
1 jigger Jameson Irish whiskey
heavy cream, slightly whipped

Instructions

Brew your favorite coffee.
In a chilled medium bowl, gently whip the heavy cream. Add a bit of pure vanilla extract and sugar to the heavy cream before whipping.
To prepare the glass. * Fill glass with warm water to warm the glass. Empty the water.
To your glass, add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 jigger of Jameson Irish Whiskey.
Place a spoon into the glass, prevents the possibility of the glass cracking. Pour 1 cup of coffee into the glass. Make sure you leave room to add the whip cream.
To add the whipped cream, place a warmed spoon, bottom side up, over the glass. Gently pour the cream over the spoon so it gent;y sits on the top of the coffee. Enjoy your Irish Coffee.

Notes

My Dad does not warm the glasses. He only uses the spoon in the glass while pouring the hot coffee to prevent the glass from cracking.
I have used other sweeteners. My Dad sticks with white sugar.
Use your favorite coffee but definitely try to use Jameson Irish Whiskey.
any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actually dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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