Hot · Whiskey
Irish Coffee
The only cocktail served warm on purpose.
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar under a float of unwhipped cream — invented to warm cold transatlantic passengers, perfected ever since.
Ingredients
- Irish Whiskey50 ml
- Hot Coffee120 ml
- Fresh Cream (Chilled)50 ml
- Sugar1 teaspoon
Garnish
N/A
Method
- 1Pour warm black coffee into a preheated Irish coffee glass.
- 2Add whiskey and sugar, stir until dissolved.
- 3Float thick chilled cream over the back of a spoon so it sits on top.
The lesson
The cream floats because the coffee is sweetened and hot: sugar and temperature change density. Physics is the garnish.
