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Original Irish Coffee - Cocktail Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 oz of Irish whiskey (alt: whiskey)
  • coffee
  • heavy cream
  • brown sugar (alt: sugar)

Instructions

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.

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