Irish Coffee（アイリッシュ・コーヒー）
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, cream — the airport bar that invented winter.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Irish whiskey | 40 ml |
| Hot black coffee | 120 ml |
| Brown sugar | 2 tsp |
| Lightly whipped cream | 30 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
4 : 12 : 1 : 3
- 01
Warm the glass; add sugar and coffee, stir to dissolve.
- 02
Add whiskey, stir once.
- 03
Float lightly whipped cream over a spoon — drink through it.
Garnish — Whipped cream layer
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 0Faint
- Bitterness
- 40Moderate
- Fruitiness
- 15Faint
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 35Light
- Crisp
- 20Light
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
1943 — Foynes port, Ireland. A flight turned back in a storm; Sheridan's hot drink greeted them.
1952 — travel writer Stanton Delaplane carried it to San Francisco's Buena Vista, which still serves ~2,000 a day.
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Sources — Buena Vista Cafe archive · Foynes Flying Boat Museum
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- Irish Whiskey50 ml
- Espresso120 ml
- Double cream50 ml
- Sugar1 teaspoon
Warm black coffee is poured into a preheated Irish coffee glass. Whiskey and at least one teaspoon of sugar is added and stirred until dissolved. Fresh thick chilled cream is carefully poured over the back of a spoon held just above the surface of the coffee. The layer of cream will float on the coffee without mixing. Plain sugar can be replaced with sugar syrup
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05Variations
- VariationBuena Vista specCream whipped daily, Tullamore-standard
- VariationCalypso CoffeeKahlúa joins the build
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
