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National Irish Coffee Day – how do you make the perfect Irish cocktail?

In honor of 25th January, a day devoted to whiskey, coffee, sugar and cream, we’re looking for some delicious recipes from our readers

By
BERNIE MALONE,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Monday, January 23, 2012, 7:10 AM
Updated Monday, January 23, 2012, 10:28 AM

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As the Irish actor Alex Levin said, “Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. ”

This Wednesday, 25th January, the United States are celebrating this fact with the National Irish Coffee Day. 

What better way to celebrate Ireland’s one and only traditional Irish cocktail than by taking a look at some traditional and simple, delicious recipes?

We’ll pick our favorite recipes and feature them on the site for Irish Coffee Day. Email your recipes to info@irishcentral.com.

Here’s a recipe for the perfect Irish Coffee: 

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz. of Jameson Irish whiskey

5-7 oz. hot coffee or 2 shots of espresso

1-2 tsp. brown sugar

Fresh whipped cream

Method:

Run hot water slowly over a glass mug until it’s at room temperature or hotter, and then dry it (pouring hot coffee into a cold glass could cause it to crack)

Add brown sugar to mug

Pour in whiskey

Add coffee or espresso, leaving space at top for whipped cream

*To make cold Irish coffee, chill the sweetened coffee before adding the whiskey

Stir until sugar is completely dissolved

Set whipped cream on drink

Do not stir (drink stays warmer longer with the cream sitting on top)

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Irish coffee ice cream recipe

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup milk

2 ½ tbsp espresso coffee powder

4 eggs beaten well

¼ cup Irish whiskey

1 ¼ cup heavy cream

½ cup brown sugar

salt

Method:

1. Heat a pan and add milk, brown sugar, and coffee. Boil on medium flame till the sugar and coffee dissolves in milk.

2. After sugar and coffee dissolves, take the pan off flame and let it cool. If in a hurry, you can place the pan in a bowl of cold water to cool the milk.

3. In a blender, add the dissolved milk. Now add eggs, whiskey, salt and cream. Blend until smooth.

4. Pour in a bowl and refrigerate it for 3-4 hours. Blend again and then pour in ice cream makers. Freeze for 8-10 hours. 

5. Enjoy!

Send us your favorite Irish Coffee recipes. Title your email with "Irish Coffee Recipe" and send them to info@irishcentral.com.

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mamaginnty | Jan 24, 2012, 11:04 AM EST
I do not know why they call it a traditional irish coffee, 99% of irish have never tasted it, more a drink for the tourist trade.
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CelticLady51 | Jan 23, 2012, 03:48 PM EST
I like to keep it simple.....a cup of coffee with Bailey's Irish Creme is all I need for a wonderful cup of hot java!!
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traveler51 | Jan 23, 2012, 03:40 PM EST
Candian, I think you might have meant the Buena Vista Pub which is know for using Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey which they are well known for. The Buena Sierra is an Italian restaurant.
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irishcoffeekid | Jan 23, 2012, 12:47 PM EST
gotta love it made with Kahlua or Baileys too - may not officially be irish coffee but it works for me!! yummmmm
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johnshiel | Jan 23, 2012, 11:28 AM EST
the given recipe will produce a drink that is lukewarm. truly hot coffee with cool cream on top is way better. plus, using that brown sugar with the large hard crystals tastes primo, including the bit of sugar sprinkled across the top of the whipped cream. oh yea, make a hotter drink by pouring hot water into glasses for a few minutes, then dumping it out. then after adding whiskey to the sweetened coffee, nuke the drink for 11 seconds per drink before adding the cream and sugar finale. perfection, deserving of a reprise...
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Canadian | Jan 23, 2012, 10:43 AM EST
Quote Run hot water slowly over a glass mug until it’s at room temperature or hotter, and then dry it (pouring hot coffee into a cold glass could cause it to crack) End quote The only reason to use hot water to raise something to room temperature is if the item is very cold (frozen) to begin with. Actually you want to raise the temperature to over 100 F . Since the whiskey and the sugar are going into the mug first, the thermal shock will be a lot less. the writer does not mention the old trick of putting a spoon into the mug before pouring in the boiling coffee. This acts as a thermal shunt but the whiskey should do thye same thing. Also no mention of floating the cream into the bowl (or back) of a spoon to stop it plunging to the bottom of the glass. Hopefully the fresh whipped cream does not come from an aerosol can as this is too thick. Slightly beaten heavy whipping cream is best. About 5 seconds in a blender is what the Buena Sierra pub in San Fran uses.
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Murph46 | Jan 23, 2012, 10:43 AM EST
Yum!
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