Classic Irish Coffee Recipe: This Easy Irish Coffee Cocktail Is Delicious Served Hot or Cold on St. Patrick's Day (or Anytime) Cocktails Beverages Desserts

Will this spirited Irish coffee cocktail give you the luck o' the Irish? Maybe. Just maybe. This soothing cocktail recipe makes a wonderful dessert, too. 

There may be nothing quite as nice to help wind down on St. Patrick's Day than an Irish coffee. Here's an easy Irish recipe to help you feel the leprechaun love on St. Paddy's Day, or any day.

Cuisine: Irish
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1.5 ounces Irish whiskey
• 7 ounces freshly brewed coffee
• 1 - 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• whipped cream

Here’s how you make it, hot:

1. Pour hot coffee into a mug (preferably an Irish footed mug).
2. Add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve.
3. Add the whiskey.
4. Top with whipped cream.

Here’s how to make it, cold:

1. Add hot coffee to a mug.
2. Add brown sugar and stir to dissolve.
3. Put coffee into the fridge to chill.
4. Once cold, stir in the whiskey and top with whipped cream. 

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