Whipped Irish Dream

For a holiday that has come to involve so much alcohol, St. Patrick's Day is badly in need of a good drink. Beer, even tinted green, is too workaday. Stout is too stolid. Sweet liqueurs like Irish Mist and Baileys Irish Cream are just too everything. But Irish coffee is worth toasting: the boggy funk of whiskey rising through an equatorial brew to meet a cool cloud of whipped cream.

Whipped Irish Dream

A delightful blend of Irish whiskey, hot coffee, and fluffy whipped cream, creating the perfect holiday indulgence.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • A dash of vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
  • 3/4 cup hot, fresh coffee

Instructions

  1. Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
  2. Add 1/2 teaspoon sugar and a dash of vanilla to the cream just before it reaches firm peaks.
  3. Place the remaining 1/2 teaspoon sugar into a tall ceramic or glass mug.
  4. Pour the whiskey into the mug, then add the hot coffee, leaving about an inch of space at the top.
  5. Generously dollop the whipped cream on top of the coffee.