How to make an Irish coffee at home?
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With just four ingredients & no special equipment needed, you can learn how to make an Irish coffee, bringing the coffee shop experience home. Learn more.
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With only four main ingredients, you'd think it would be easy to make, but it’s trickier than it looks! The ingredients need to be of the highest quality, but if you pay close attention to the 9 easy steps below, you will get it just right, close to feeling just like Joe Sheridan himself (the creator of the Irish coffee).
Ingredients for an Irish coffee
- Double cream
- Black, strong coffee (our NESCAFÉ GOLD Espresso works particularly well)
- Irish whiskey (we recommend Jameson whiskey)
- Brown sugar
- Grated nutmeg (optional)
Contains alcohol. Consume responsibly
Equipment
- Kettle
- Irish coffee glass (or a latte glass)
- Spoon
- Whisk
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Method to make an Irish coffee
- Measure out 2 tablespoons of double cream, then lightly whisk until it has slightly thickened but can still be poured.
- When the cream has thickened, set it aside for a moment.
- Add 150ml freshly boiled (not boiling) water to your heatproof coffee glass and let it sit for a minute.
- Then, add 2 teaspoons of your instant coffee to the water.
- Next, add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and pour 50ml of Irish whiskey.
- Stir until the sugar and coffee has dissolved.
- Get the cream again, and turn a spoon upside down and place the tip of the spoon inside the coffee glass just on top of the coffee, making sure that the edge of the spoon touches the glass.
Now, slowly pour the whipped cream over the spoon. It should flow over the top of the spoon and land gently on top of the coffee. Tip: pouring the cream slowly will help prevent it from sinking into the coffee.
Sprinkle some grated nutmeg on top of the cream and serve immediately.
They say practice makes perfect but with such simple steps and NESCAFÉ, we’re sure every Irish coffee you make will be delicious.
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