OLD-FASHIONED IRISH COFFEE

If you love spiked coffee drinks then you will adore this Old-Fashioned Irish Coffee. With minimal ingredients and time, this makes the perfect adult beverage recipe!

Course Beverages

Cuisine American, Irish

Keyword Old-Fashioned Irish Coffee, Old-Fashioned Irish Coffee Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings

Calories 502kcal

Author Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups hot freshly brewed coffee
4 tablespoon Irish whiskey
2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 cup lightly whipped heavy cream*

Instructions

Take two heat resistant glasses and add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar into each one.
Add 2 tablespoons of whisky into each glass and stir until the sugar has dissolved almost completely.
Divide the hot coffee between the two glasses and pour the whipped cream over a spoon onto the coffee.
Enjoy while still warm.

Notes

Traditionally, Jameson whiskey is used in this drink but you can use any other milder Irish whiskey that you like.
The heavy cream has been thickened some. I do this by gently whipping it with a hand mixer until it becomes thicker. Alternatively, you could just mix in some cool whip to it as well.
Pouring it over the spoon helps to avoid the cream sinking down into the coffee (but not necessary.)
You can drink this as-is or mix the cream into the drink itself. There is no right or wrong on how you want to drink this.
If you want it even more authentic, heat up the whiskey with the sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Don't bring to a boil, so the alcohol doesn't boil away. This gives it more of a caramel flavor.
Use any coffee that you love. I prefer to not use flavored coffee but if you want a little more flavor to this drink you can absolutely use your favorite flavored coffee. If you're sensitive to caffeine then try a decaffeinated coffee with this recipe.

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