Irish Coffee

 

It is certainly a kind of coffee for grown-ups because its main ingredients are coffee, of course, but also brown sugar and Irish whiskey.

Preparation:

- Pour black coffee into a mug

- Add two teaspons of brown sugar

- Stir until sugar is dissolved

- Add 1 shot of Irish whiskey and mix slightly

- Add cream on top

History

It was created by Joe Sheridan, a chef who worked in Foynes, Ireland. He wanted to warm up some Americans who had just arrived to Ireland, so he added Irish whiskey to coffee. They asked him if it was Brazilian coffee. He answered: "It's Irish!".

This cocktail represents one of the ways Europeans have started considering as a local product an item which actually came from very distant countries.

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