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Irish coffee
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 1
Ingredients
- 50ml Irish whiskey (or use a blended scotch)
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 150-200ml freshly brewed black coffee
- 50-100ml double cream, chilled
- nutmeg, a generous grating
Method
- STEP 1
Fill a heatproof glass with hot water and rinse out. Pour the whiskey into the glass along with the sugar and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Add the coffee and stir.
- STEP 2
Lightly whip the cream until slightly thickened, then very slowly pour the cream over the back of a teaspoon into the glass so that it floats on top of the coffee in a layer. Grate a little nutmeg on top and serve.