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Irish Coffee recipe

Irish whiskey, hot coffee, fresh cream (chilled) and sugar, stirred in an irish coffee glass.

By Kris Barton · Updated
  • 2 mins total
  • 4 ingredients
  • Irish coffee glass
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Irish Coffee in a heavy glass with cream swirled through

Recipe card

Irish Coffee

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Irish coffee glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Preheat an Irish whiskey glass.
  2. Pour in the coffee.
  3. Add your whiskey and sugar.
  4. Stir with a bar spoon.
  5. Slowly pour cream over the top.

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Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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