Looking for a drink that consist of minimal ingredients, contains coffee, whiskey and sweetness then you need this Irish Coffee Recipe! Simple, tasty and absolutely easy!
I love coffee, let’s start out with that. I have always been a coffee drinker…well let me rephrase that, I have always been a coffee drinker since my early 20’s.
Coffee in all ways, shapes and forms – I love it, especially in this Irish Coffee Recipe! I mean who doesn’t love a little spiked coffee, right?
Over the years this has been one of our weekend brunch cocktails or after dinner drinks, as I do like coffee any time of day this is perfect for after dessert, or for dessert.
I’ll let that discretion be up to you and how you want to enjoy your own Irish Coffee! I just love it because it has the perfect balance of alcohol, coffee and sweetness.
That is the trifecta in my perfect world. This is a drink that we also don’t just drink one time of year, it makes its rounds plenty of times in this household.
If you’ve been looking for that absolutely flavorful drink recipe that won’t let you down, you need this Irish Coffee Recipe.
Some of our other favorite warm drinks on our site include: Hot Toddy, Hot Buttered Rum and Chai Latte.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With minimal ingredients this recipe comes together quickly.
- You can absolutely double it to serve more people.
- You can add more sweetener to your liking.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Hot water
Coffee
Granulated sugar
Brown sugar
Irish whiskey
Heavy whipping cream
Chocolate shavings
HOW TO MAKE AN IRISH COFFEE RECIPE, STEP BY STEP:
- Add hot water to two large coffee mugs. Let it sit while you brew your coffee.
- Pour the hot water out. Add 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar to each mug.
- Evenly pour the hot brewed coffee into the mugs. Stir to combine and melt the sugars.
- Add 1 ounce of whiskey to each mug. Stir to combine.
- Top with soft whipped cream. Add chocolate shaving on top for garnish, optional.
WHAT IS AN IRISH COFFEE RECIPE?
Irish Coffee is a drink consisting of freshly brewed hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugars, stirred and topped with cream.
The coffee is drunk through the cream or it can all be stirred together and consumed that way as well.
WHAT KIND OF WHISKEY SHOULD I USE?
Traditionally Jameson is used for this recipe but you can use any other kind of Irish whiskey such as:
- The Dead Rabbit
- Tullamore D.E.W.
- Redbreast
- Bushmills
- Teeling
- Powers
The list can go on and on, but Jameson is really easy to find and is not super expensive but if you are on a budget there are some cheaper whiskeys out there, just make sure it’s Irish!
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DRINK THIS IRISH COFFEE?
So there are a few ways that you can drink this Irish Coffee, traditionally it is sipped through the foam, but we have stirred it into the coffee itself to give it a smoother flavor as well.
You can choose to do either or. We like it both ways so we don’t recommend one over the other. We just love the drink as a whole so we won’t say that is best, it is personal preference.
CAN THIS BE MADE NON-ALCOHOLIC?
Of course you can make this Irish Coffee Recipe non-alcoholic by leaving out the whiskey in it as well.
We do that from time to time, there isn’t a lot of whiskey in it so it doesn’t really make a huge difference for us.
Sometimes we just want a good old non-alcoholic beverage and still enjoy the flavors of this, so by all means if you’re not feeling the liquor leave it out!
HOW TO STORE:
I do not recommend storing this recipe, it is best served when it is hot and mixed together.
Reheating it will make it taste off and if you are only making one or two drinks there is no need to store it anyways.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- To get the heavy cream to stay on top lightly spoon it or pour it over the back of the spoon.
- Serve this topped with whipped cream or mixed in, either way is fine.
- Jameson is used in this recipe but you can use any other Irish whiskey, see my tips on brands above.
- This is very lightly sweetened. Add more sugar to taste, you can also sweeten the cream with powdered sugar.
- Some people add only brown sugar which will add a more caramelized flavor, if you would like that then up your brown sugar to 4 teaspoons.
- You can double this recipe or cut it in half to serve more or less people.
- This can be made non-alcoholic, see above on how to do that.
Want a fun, tasty and delicious cocktail? Then you need to try my Irish Coffee Recipe, it will soon become one of your go-to drinks if you are a coffee lover like me!
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Irish Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 ounces very hot water
- 12 ounces strong brewed coffee
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar packed
- 2 ounces Irish whiskey
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream soft peaks
- Chocolate shavings for garnish optional
Instructions
- Add hot water to two large coffee mugs. Let it sit while you brew your coffee.
- Pour the hot water out. Add 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar to each mug.
- Evenly pour the hot brewed coffee into the mugs.
- Stir to combine and melt the sugars.
- Add 1 ounce of whiskey to each mug. Stir to combine.
- In bowl add your whipped cream and beat until soft peaks form.
- Top with soft whipped cream. Add chocolate shaving on top for garnish, optional.
Notes
- To get the heavy cream to stay on top lightly spoon it or pour it over the back of the spoon.
- Serve this topped with whipped cream or mixed in, either way is fine.
- Jameson is used in this recipe but you can use any other Irish whiskey, see my tips on brands above.
- This is very lightly sweetened. Add more sugar to taste, you can also sweeten the cream with powdered sugar.
- Some people add only brown sugar which will add a more caramelized flavor, if you would like that then up your brown sugar to 4 teaspoons.
- You can double this recipe or cut it in half to serve more or less people.
- This can be made non-alcoholic, see above on how to do that.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH, 2021
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