Irish Coffee愛爾蘭咖啡

Ingredients

  • Whiskey50 ml
  • Coffee120 ml
  • Cream50 ml
  • White Sugar1 teaspoon

Served

Glass
Irish coffee glass
Ice
Served up
Technique
BuildLayer

Method

Warm a footed glass mug, stir the sugar into the hot coffee until it dissolves, add the whiskey, then float lightly whipped cream over the back of a spoon.

About this drink

In 1943 Joe Sheridan, a chef at the Foynes flying-boat terminal in Ireland, served cold passengers hot coffee laced with whiskey under a layer of cream. An American journalist carried it to a San Francisco bar in 1952, and from there it travelled.