Irish whiskey coffee, the recipe for which we will consider in the article, is an excellent warming drink. Despite the addition of strong alcohol to the composition, the product cannot be called exclusively a “masculine” cocktail. The drink has a pleasant, rather mild flavor and is quite successful among girls. How to make coffee with whiskey? Who owns the idea of creating a cocktail? We will tell about this later.
Historical reference
The recipe for coffee with whiskey was invented by Irishman Joseph Sheridan, who worked as a bartender in one of the public institutions of the town of Foynes in the middle of the last century. The small diner where he worked was located near the local airport. American pilots often dropped in here, forced to sit idle for hours waiting for the next flight. To keep warm, visitors ordered tea, where whiskey was added.
In June 42nd, Sheridan decided to introduce drastic changes in the recipe for preparing the favorite drink of the bar's regulars. Instead of tea, Joseph began to use strong coffee. The cocktail became famous thanks to the efforts of reporter Stanley Delaplane, who regularly visited the institution. The journalist was one of the first to conduct a tasting of the new drink, after which he began to advise his comrades.
Soon the Second World War came, the Sheridan bar was covered, and the recipe for coffee with whiskey was somewhat forgotten. Returning to his homeland after the end of hostilities, Delaplane decided to share the secret of making the drink with Jack Kepler, the owner of Buena Vista beer from the city of San Francisco. It was this man who improved the recipe for coffee with whiskey, adding cream to the composition. The cocktail was served in tall glass glasses instead of small cups. The drink is so appealing to the residents of the city that hundreds of thousands of servings are ordered in the Buena Vista bar to this day.
Classic drink
A traditional whiskey coffee recipe requires the following ingredients:
- Arabica coffee - 90 ml;
- Jameson Irish whiskey - 40 ml;
- fat cream - 30 ml;
- cane sugar - dessert spoon.
First, arabica coffee is brewed using a French press technology. Take a tall glass cup and pour boiling water over several times. Sugar is put in the heated container and the marked norm of whiskey is poured. The mixture is set on fire and then stirred with a bar spoon. The glass is covered to extinguish the flame. Pre-brewed coffee is added. Whipped cream is laid on top of it in an even layer. Drink a cocktail in large sips, which allows you to get rid of the dominance in the taste of alcoholic accents of whiskey.
Recipe for a drink with burnt sugar
There is another popular version of the cocktail, which will appeal to lovers of all kinds of experiments. To prepare a drink, take the following components:
- Old Bushmills Irish Whiskey - 40 ml;
- strong espresso coffee - 200 ml;
- raw sugar - a teaspoon;
- whipped cream - 30 ml.
Sugar before frying until brownish. A glass is filled with coffee. Then burnt sugar is sent here. Wait until the ingredient has completely dissolved. Add whiskey to the glass. Whipped cream is gently poured over the blade of a knife or the handle of a spoon. Ready cocktail is consumed through a straw. The drink is drunk in combination with chocolate chip cookies.
Finally
Using these recipes, you can create an amazing cocktail that instantly warms in the winter, improves mood and tones the body after a hard working day. To get real pleasure from the drink, it is important to use elite Irish whiskey and quality coffee. Serve the product preferably in a tall glass glass with a thick bottom.