Here’s a fun Irish Coffee recipe in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. My sister’s Irish in-laws always serve their famous Irish Coffee in their heirloom Irish coffee mugs during their St. Patrick’s Day gathering.

Irish Coffee

Ingredients (Per Serving):

• 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey (Irish Whiskey is by no means gluten-free)
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• About 6 oz hot dark robust coffee
• Slightly whipped heavy cream

Directions:

• First, always use fresh heavy cream to whip (slightly whipped — don’t over whip), to a somewhat thick creamy consistency.  Place cream in refrigerator to chill.  Some people also add white sugar to the cream.
• In a Irish coffee mug, combine 1tsp of sugar with 1 1/2 Irish whiskey. Stir until the sugar is disolved.
• Add the dark robust coffee and mix.
• Float the slightly whipped heavy cream on top. Do this by carefully pouring the cream over the back of a spoon held above the surface of the coffee. This is to insure the cream won’t break the surface of the coffee and the coffee can be sipped through the cream.

There you have it, please be careful not to have too many :) .  Oh, and have a great and safe St. Patrick’s Day.