Irish Coffee

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Serve in

a Toddy glass...
1½ fl oz Irish whiskey
½ fl oz Demerara sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
Top up with Filter coffee (hot)
Float lightly whipped Single cream / half-and-half
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Irish whiskey image Demerara sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water) image Filter coffee (hot) image Single cream / half-and-half image

How to make:

Select a heat-treated heat-proof glass and warm by filling with very hot water and leave to stand. Separately prepare cream by lightly warming and whipping (we recommend using Aeroccino by Nespresso to whip your cream). Empty the now warmed glass. POUR whiskey, sugar syrup and hot coffee into warmed glass until it is about three-quarters full and stir. Float whipped cream over the back of a warmed spoon.

Garnish:

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg &/or float 3 coffee beans

AKA:

Gaelic Coffee & Caife Gaelach

Comment:

Like most great ideas, this one is very simple. Coffee with a whiskey kick.

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