Irish Coffee Cocktail
The Irish Coffee cocktail is a luscious concoction, cascading with rich flavours. Expertly mixing roasted flavours of freshly brewed coffee with a spirit-laced velvety, creamy finish, this beverage is surprisingly easy to make with few ingredients. An excellent dessert drink, it is suitable to serve at the end of a meal or as an elevated version of a hot mocha, complete with a refined yet approachable sweetness.
Ingredients
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- 150mL hot coffee
- 2tsp brown sugar
- 30mL Irish whisky
- 35for garnish lightly whipped heavy cream
Method
- Step 1
Preheat a heatproof Irish coffee mug with hot water and then discard. v
- Step 2
Add in brown sugar, then pour in the hot coffee and swirl until the sugar is completely dissolved before adding in the Irish whisky and stirring gently.
- Step 3
Swirl the lightly whipped heavy cream over the warm mixture, using the back of a spoon.
- Step 4
Serve immediately, leaving the cream to form a distinct layer for a flavourful sip.
Tips & Suggestions
Preparation Tip 1
To make the perfect cream float, cool the heavy cream to practically freezing (0°C-2°C) and whisk just until it reaches the consistency of thin paint, allowing it to lie above the coffee smoothly.
Preparation Tip 2
To add depth, add a tiny pinch of flaky sea salt to the coffee and sugar mixture; it accentuates the chocolate and caramel notes without tasting savoury.
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