Best Irish Coffee Recipe - Happy Foods Tube (2024)

This is an easy Irish coffee recipe perfect for celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day! This delicious creamy hot coffee co*cktail is warming and the perfect ending to a long day watching the parade.

Forget about greenbeer and whip up some co*cktails for Paddy’s Day this year!

What is Irish coffee?

It’s a coffee co*cktailmade with Irish whiskey.

Irish coffee recipe ingredients

Coffee – preferably freshly brewed black coffee, butif you don’t like it or prefer instant coffee instead, go ahead and use whatyou like! By the way, the stronger the coffee the darker its color.

Irish whiskey – see notes below.

Brown sugar – feel free to substitute it with white sugar, ifyou like.

Heavy cream (double cream/whipping cream) – traditional Irish coffee recipe does not contain whipped cream like you would use to top a cake, pancakes, … Heavy cream is only lightly whipped so it increases its volume but is still runny.

How to make Irish coffee?

Truth be told that youcan make this hot alcoholic co*cktail a few ways. Some heat coffee, sugar andwhiskey in a sauce pan until the sugar dissolves, then pour in glasses and topwith heavy cream.

We like to brew coffee in French Press (it’s a great thing to own, even if you are not a huge coffee drinker. We love using it for brewing herbal tea from the herbs from my family’s garden. We got ours from IKEA, but if you like to have something fancier looking, there are plenty of options for stainless steel French Press on Amazon).

Once your coffee isready, pour 4 ounces (about ½ cup) to a glass and stir in sugar untildissolved. Then pour in whiskey and top it with lightly whipped heavy cream.

You can sprinkle somecinnamon or cocoa powder on top (this is completely unnecessary, but if youwant to get extra creative and perhaps want to serve this on Saint Patrick’sDay, instead of sprinkling all over the cream, use a tiny shamrock template).

Irish coffee drink isbest served right away as it can get cold quite quickly.

Bestwhiskey for Irish coffee

When making this alcoholic hot coffee co*cktail, it would be great to use whiskey that comes from Ireland, for the authenticity. Jameson, Tullamore Dew or Proper Twelve are only a few to name.

I recommend using your favorite brand, if you have one. If not, then maybe your friends have and can help you out.

Glassesfor Irish coffee

Now, you can buy Irish Coffee Glasses on Amazon. They usually hold somewhere between 8.5-10 ounces of liquid.

You can use other clear glasses instead (like I did) as long as they are heat-proof.

Irish coffee is a great co*cktail for Saint Patrick’s Day party and so is Baileys Hot Chocolate! And what about starting Paddy’s Day day with Irish Breakfast, served with a few slices of toast or perhaps this Irish Soda Bread (no raisins)?

By the way, do know How St. Patrick’s Day was made in America? It’s an interesting read explaining a lot of facts about this Irish festival.

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