Classic Irish Coffee for St. Patrick's Day

Classic Irish Coffee is a warm coffee drink, slightly sweet, slightly boozy and pretty creamy! A perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Christmas Day or even just a Thursday. This is such an easy recipe and really quick to make too.

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Recipes

 

I love St. Patrick's Day because it's an excuse to make something fun no matter what day of the week it is! If you want a fresh cocktail, I can definitely recommend the Lucky Leprechaun drink which is floral, herbaceous and fresh, or a classic whiskey sour. The Penicillin is another delicious whiskey drink with honey and ginger. Find more ideas for refreshing whiskey cocktails for St. Patty's Day here!

 

Then there's dessert, like these Guinness coffee brownies with Guinness coffee salted caramel sauce. St. Patrick's Day is perfect for chocolatey coffee desserts, such as these cupcakes with Baileys frosting as well. 

 

And if you're more inclined to try something green no matter the flavor - pistachio ice cream or peppermint filled truffles are great and easy choices!

 

 

I'm not really a coffee drinker, I need sugar, milk and sometimes chocolate or booze. Might still be a teenager in that department. But regardless if you're a coffee drinker or not, I believe you are going to love this! It's just the right amount of bitter from the coffee, and it goes so well with the sweet brown sugar and a little zing from the whiskey.

 

Top it off with a velvety almost pourable cream, and it's a really nice dessert. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the comfort of your own home and enjoy this comforting hot coffee drink.

 

 

It's not just about the booze

 

I know there are a lot of Irish coffees out there that has so much more alcohol than this one, and that's what I love about it! Too much alcohol just tastes like cat's piss to me, and it does no one any good.

 

I want a little, just to break the bitterness and tie it with the sweetness. This is perfect. Of course, you add more or less whiskey and sugar to your own liking, this is just my preference (however, I might add even more sugar the next time, but don't tell anyone).

 

And one more thing about Dublin and/or Ireland; does anyone really understand what they're saying?? I had such a hard time understanding their English - immensely thick dialect! So eventually, we just faked a bad hearing, because you know, it was kind of embarrassing. But, we had a blast anyway.

 

 

You should be using an Irish whiskey because they have good whiskey, and it's an Irish Coffee duh. However, I'm guessing you have a favorite brand, and rest assured, you can use it. I used the Irish Jameson whiskey. Whiskey might be one of my favorite drinks, apart from mojitos of course. Nothing can beat a good mojito! However, a whiskey sour is pretty high on my list. Totally going to experiment and make the perfect whiskey sour.

 

Classic Irish Coffee Recipe

 

But I digress, today is all about the Irish Coffee. This Irish coffee unites all the coffee drinkers, booze lovers and sugar addicts into a cup of perfection. You want the secret? It's all in high quality coffee (great list of high quality coffee brands) and the cream.

 

The cream should be just whipped, so just slightly starting to become whipped. It should still be pourable, but a little thick. This makes it possible for the coffee to come through and not just having a thick dollop of cream floating on top. You can se what I made in the photo below.

 

 

Add hot water to your mugs and let it sit for a few minutes to heat them up. Pour it out and add in the high quality coffee. Stir in brown sugar and whiskey and it's ready for the cream. Take a spoon over the mug and pour the thick, pourable cream at the back of the spoon.

 

This way the cream will stay on top of the coffee, and it's liquid enough for you to reach the coffee and not just the cream! How genius is this! I'm totally giving this a try on hot chocolate too. It's always been an element of irritation that the cream just floats and is impossible to get to. Perfect.

 

Hope you'll enjoy this classic yet delicious Irish whiskey! And if you want to really up the game and celebrate Ireland tomorrow, I suggest whipping up a batch of these Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Irish Baileys Frosting for dessert.

 

 

Did you like this Irish Coffee? Why not try these as well:

 

• Rich & Decadent Hot Chocolate
• Orange Hot Chocolate
• Scandinavian Mulled Wine
• Sweet and Spicy Hot Orange Drink
• Apple Caramel Latte Macchiato
• Sore Throat Tea with Honey and Ginger

 

How are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day? 

 

I'd love to hear your thoughts, either in the comment section below, or tag me @thegingerwithspice on Instagram. Don't forget to Pin it for later!

 

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