Irish Coffee

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A classic Irish coffee consists of hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar, with cream floated on top. Irish coffee can be considered to be a variation on the hot toddy.

The older Irish coffee, or so the lore would have it, was invented at Foynes by Mr Joseph Sheridan, the head chef there. (Foynes was the precursor to Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland). The coffee was conceived as a warmer for trans-Atlantic travellers in the 1940s.

Different variants of the beverage have evolved over the years, such as Kentucky coffee, substituting Bourbon whiskey for the Irish whiskey.

External Links

• [Video of bartender mixing an irish coffee drink]

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