The right warming Irish coffee. Getty images
Irish coffee was introduced by Limerick chef Frederick Sheridan in 1942 to welcome Americans visiting Ireland. The travelers showed up in the western world of eire on the cold winter night, so Sheridan added whiskey for their coffee to warm them up, telling the Americans these were being offered Irish coffee.
A Bay Area Chronicle travel author, Stanton Delaplane, introduced the recipe to the U.S. after consuming Irish coffee at Shannon Airport terminal. It was initially offered in the Buena Vista Caf in Bay Area on November 10, 1952.
1 oz. of Clontarf Irish whiskey
5-7 oz. hot coffee or 2 shots of espresso
1-2 teaspoon. brown sugar
Fresh whipped cream
Run warm water gradually on the glass mug until it’s at 70 degrees or hotter, after which dry it (flowing hot coffee right into a cold glass could make it crack)
Add brown sugar to mug
Pour in whiskey
Add coffee or espresso, departing room at top for whipped cream
*To create cold Irish coffee chill the sweetened coffee before adding the whiskey
Stir until sugar is totally dissolved
Set whipped cream on drink
Don't stir (drink stays warmer longer using the cream sitting on the top)