Cocktail Cabin
Irish Coffee
Coffee, whiskey and a collar of cream.
Pitcher (6 drinks) - measured in Millilitres (UK)
SinglePitcher (6)Batch (12)
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Ingredients
- 270 ml Irish whiskey
- 720 ml Espresso - Strong black coffee, made with a filter or a pot - not an espresso shot
- 59 ml Sugar - Brown sugar if you have it
- 180 ml Double cream - Chilled, and lightly whipped so it floats
- 6 pinches Nutmeg (optional)
Pitcher (6 drinks) - about 1.23 l of measured ingredients, before ice and dilution.
Timings and per-glass steps are written for one drink and are not scaled. A full jug takes longer to chill, so stir or shake until it is properly cold rather than by the clock, and pour over fresh ice one glass at a time.
Quick version
- Sweeten hot coffee with sugar, add whiskey, then float cold cream on top.
Method
- Warm a stemmed heatproof glass with hot water and tip it out.
- Dissolve the sugar in the hot coffee in the glass, then stir in the whiskey.
- Whip the chilled cream lightly with a fork until it just thickens but still pours.
- Pour it over the back of a spoon onto the coffee so it sits in a thick layer on top, and grate a little nutmeg over it.