Ingredients
Heavy Cream →1 oz / 30 mL
Simple Syrup →0.5 oz / 15 mL
Espresso →2 oz / 59 mL
Irish Whiskey →1.5 oz / 44 mL
Irish Coffee
Irish Coffee is a classic Irish whiskey cocktail - simple syrup, cream, espresso in support, built in the glass. The proportions are the point: recognizable structure, not kitchen-sink improvisation.
Established named drink with documented provenance.
- Source: IBA Official Cocktail List
- Source: Widely published classic cocktail canon
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- irish coffee glass
- Prep
- 6 min
11.4%
Total ABV
after dilution
One perfect serve
Standard recipe
Preparation
- 1
Combine the Irish Coffee liquids in a mixing glass packed with ice.
- 2
Stir until the drink is cold and lightly diluted.
- 3
Strain into a irish coffee glass and finish with the usual garnish.
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Batch and scale without guessing
Finished batch
42 oz
≈ 8 serves
Added water
2 oz
5% dilution
Estimated cost
$28.80
$3.60 per serve
Exact batch volumes
Scaled live from the standard recipe. Bottle estimates assume 750ml.