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St. Patrick's Day: Irish Coffee




Source of Recipe


From "A Little Irish Cookbook" by John Murphy






List of Ingredients



• ¾ cup hot strong black coffee
  
• 1 to 2 tsp sugar
  
• 1 large measure Irish whiskey
  
• 1 to 2 Tbsp heavy cream
  






Instructions



1. Fill a stemmed whiskey glass with hot water, then throw out, refilling it with boiling water. Throw this out, fill the glass somewhat more than half full with coffee, and add sugar to taste. Stir to dissolve, then add the whiskey. Pour the cream over the back of a spoon to float on top. Drink the hot liquid through the cool cream.
   
   Makes 1 serving.