A little buzzy, a little boozy, and a whole lot of delicious, Irish Coffee is the ultimate night cap cocktail recipe or brunch drink.
Table of Contents
Recipe ingredients
Ingredient notes
- Irish whiskey: A simple blended Irish whiskey like Jameson or Bushmills works great.
- Coffee: Use piping-hot, freshly-brewed coffee. Espresso, warmed-up cold brew, French press, pour-over, or even percolator-brewed will do.
- Sugar: Aim for equal amounts of white and brown sugar; the warm and slightly smoky molasses in the brown sugar complements the whiskey well.
- Whipped cream: It’s worth the effort (and easy) to make homemade whipped cream. For best results, start with chilled bowl, chilled whisk, and cold heavy cream.
Step-by-step instructions
- Add 5 ounces of fresh, hot coffee to a glass. Stir in white and brown sugar until dissolved. If you have a clear glass, peek at the bottom to ensure no sugar remains at the bottom of the coffee.
- Add in Irish Whiskey and stir. Top with whipped cream.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: Each recipe makes 1 drink. Rather than making this punch-style in a big batch, I recommend assembling as many individual glasses of 1-serving Irish Coffees as you need to share with your guest list.
- Preheat your glasses: The alcohol in the drink can cool things off, so if you have time, preheat the glasses with a splash of hot water (then dump it out) to prime them for the hot coffee.
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Irish Coffee
A little buzzy, a little boozy, and a whole lot of delicious, Irish Coffee is the ultimate night cap cocktail recipe or brunch drink.
Ingredients
- 5 ounces freshly brewed coffee
- 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar packed
- 1.5 ounces Irish whiskey (3 tablespoons or 1 shot)
- whipped cream for topping
Instructions
- To a mug, add 5 ounces coffee. Stir in white and brown sugar until dissolved. Stir in Irish whiskey and top with whipped cream.
Notes
- Irish whiskey: A simple blended Irish whiskey like Jameson or Bushmills works great. If you don’t have or don’t enjoy Irish whiskey, try the same base cocktail recipe with bourbon (for a Kentucky Coffee) or Bailey’s (Irish Cream Coffee) in place of the Irish whiskey.
- Coffee: Use piping-hot, freshly-brewed coffee. Espresso, warmed-up cold brew, French press, pour-over, or even percolator-brewed will do.
- Sugar: Aim for equal amounts of white and brown sugar; the warm and slightly smoky molasses in the brown sugar complements the whiskey well.
- Whipped cream: It’s worth the effort (and easy) to make homemade whipped cream. For best results, start with chilled bowl, chilled whisk, and cold heavy cream.
- Yield: Each recipe makes 1 drink. Rather than making this punch-style in a big batch, I recommend assembling as many individual glasses of 1-serving Irish Coffees as you need to share with your guest list.
- Preheat your glasses: The alcohol in the drink can cool things off, so if you have time, preheat the glasses with a splash of hot water (then dump it out) to prime them for the hot coffee.
Nutrition
Serving: 1drinkCalories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 75mgSugar: 8gCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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How did you know I’ve been searching how to prepare decent Irish Coffee?! This looks easy/tasty. Thank you. :)
Great story and explanation. I made my topping green and minty.
