Name: Irish Coffee 'Martini'
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whisk(e)y - Irish blended whiskey; 60 ml Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot); 15 ml Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar:1 water); 30 ml Single cream/half-and-half

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Float 3 coffee beans

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey
2 fl oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
1/2 fl oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar:1 water)
1 fl oz	Single cream/half-and-half
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Single cream/half-and-half – Dairy

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Review:

Forget sipping warm java through a cold head of cream. This 'Martini' version of the classic Irish Coffee offers all the flavour without the moustache.

History:

Created in 2003 by yours truly (Simon Difford) in London, England.

The history and common variants of the Irish Coffee Cocktail are listed on our page.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Nutrition:

One serving of Irish Coffee 'Martini' contains 213 calories.

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
8.82% alc./vol. (17.64° proof)
13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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