Description
My favorite way to make Irish coffee. This makes 2 servings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces hot freshly brewed coffee (I think dark roast is best)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or more to taste)
- 2 ounces Irish whiskey
- 1/4 heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Warm coffee mugs (optional). Fill your Irish coffee mugs with hot water. Discard the water when you are ready to add the coffee.*
- Brew coffee. Stir in whiskey and maple syrup. Adjust sweetness to taste.
- Pour coffee into two Irish coffee mugs reserving room for cream.
- Combine heavy cream and sugar in small bowl. Whip cream lightly. You want it to thicken a bit but remain pourable (see notes).
- Gently spoon the cream on top of the coffee. Alternatively, you can slowly pour it onto the coffee over the back of a spoon.
Notes
Warming the mugs will help your hot coffee stay hot longer. Plus, I don’t use my Irish coffee mugs that often so it is advisable to give them a nice rinse with hot water.
Keywords: coffee, Irish, cocktail, cream, drink, caffeine, whiskey