The Pierre Hotel Irish Coffee
Ingredients
2 ounces Irish Whiskey (see note above)
3½ teaspoons light brown sugar
4 ounces hot coffee
Whipped cream, for topping
Preparation
1
Stir whiskey, brown sugar and coffee together in a mug. Add whipped cream on top.
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About
Irish Coffee courtesy of The Pierre Hotel, New York, New York.
Authorization to reprint is courtesy of Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin, authors of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men (Smart Pop, 2011).
Note: The hotel uses Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey, but says the drink also works well with John Jameson Irish Whiskey. Any variety of whiskey made in Ireland would suffice, hence the name “Irish Coffee.”
Yield:
1 drink
Added:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 4:06pm