The Classic Irish Coffee

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What you need:

• 8 to 10oz coffee mug (leave the super tanker in the cupboard)

• 1.5 oz jigger

• 1oz/2oz jigger measuring spoons something to lightly whip the cream

• (why “lightly whipped? because it still pours and floats vs. mixes in and gets cloudy. You want the layer of cream to sip the coffee and whiskey through)

• A pint glass or shaker to hold the lightly whipped cream

• 2 tsp of brown sugar 4 oz dark roast coffee

• 1.5 oz irish whiskey (blended: jameson, tullamore dew, bushmills - you don’t need to get fancy here)

• Lightly whipped cream to top

pro tip 1:

Measure out 4 ounces of water and pour it into the coffee cup - make note of where that line is in your mug. Dump the water. Why? You’ll burn your fingers if you measure out in jigger.

pro tip 2:

Make more than 1 or plan to have more than 1 drink. It’s a waste of cream otherwise. 😉

Pro tip 3:

Use heavy cream and take the 2 minutes to lightly whip - using mini frothier. Don’t use the canned whip cream, save that for your 2am drunken sweets fix.

Directions

1. Add sugar to coffee cup

2. Add hot coffee

3. Mix sugar and coffee with spoon

4. Pour in whiskey - give a stir 5

5. Pour your float of heavy cream (lightly whipped) over the top

Enjoy!