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Irish Coffee

c. 1943 · Joe Sheridan

Ingredients

Method
Build
Garnish
Coffee beans
Serve in
Toddy glass
Ice
No ice

Instructions

  1. Pour hot black coffee into a preheated glass.
  2. Add the whiskey and the sugar and stir until dissolved.
  3. Pour cold thick cream over the back of a spoon held just above the surface.
  4. Garnish with coffee beans. Or alternatively chocolate shavings or grated nutmeg.
  5. The cream floats. Drink the coffee through it; do not stir.

About 27 cl at 7%, equivalent to 5 cl of 40% spirit

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