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The Original Irish Coffee
1
jigger Irish Whiskey
coffee
heavy cream
brown sugar
Fill glass with hot water to pre-heat then empty. Pour piping hot coffee into warmed glass until it is about 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Blend in Irish Whiskey. Top with a collar of slightly whipped heavy cream by pouring gently over a spoon. Enjoy while piping hot.
Submitted by The Buena Vista, San Francisco,
California USA
Irish Coffee was concieved by bartender Joe Sheridan at Shannon Airport,
Ireland. Patrons would approach the small bar shivering and ask for a
heart warmer. The blend of Irish Whiskey, piping hot coffee topped with
cool cream was just the trick. In 1952 Stanton Delaplane, an international
travel writer, discovered this treat and brought it home to bartender
Jack Koeppler at the Buena Vista. Here they attempted to recreate the
magnificent drink without success. The cool cream float kept sinking.
Koeppler visited the Shannon Airport to learn from the drink's creator,
and the rest is history.
