It was Joe Sheridan, the restaurant chef to top off hot coffee with a shot of Irish whiskey, all the better to warm a group of transatlantic passengers grounded by bad weather.
Today Irish coffee is as popular as ever. Irish coffee is one of the all-time great winter drinks, especially after dinner or for bunch.
The classic Irish coffee glass is an 80 ounces stemmed glass in the shape of a tulip that makes it nearly impossible to ruin the drink.
The coffee should be hot, fresh and strong. The cream should be thickened but still pourable, so that it will sit nicely on top of the hot coffee, allowing the drink to layer, such that the components come together only in the drinker’s mouth.
The original Irish coffee was a concoction of a bit of whiskey, a generous splash of black coffee and whipped cream.
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