The Flip
Irish Coffee
Ingredients
- 2 ounces
- 1½ ounces Jameson
- ¾ ounce Demerara Gum Syrup
- 3 ounces hot brewed coffee
Method
Using a bowl and whisk, whip the cream until soft peaks begin to form. Warm a coffee or toddy mug by filling it with boiling water, letting it sit a minute or two, then dumping out the water. Pour in the whiskey and syrup, then slowly add the coffee while stirring continuously. Carefully spoon all the whipped cream on top of the drink.
History
Created in the 1940s by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes Port in Ireland to warm up transatlantic flying-boat passengers, then popularized in America after a San Francisco travel writer brought the recipe to the Buena Vista Café in the 1950s.
Web alternative
Irish Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
- 8 oz Coffee
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tblsp Whipped cream
Method
Build the ingredients in a irish coffee cup, then finish with the listed garnish.