Irish Coffee
Irish whiskey, sugar, hot coffee and whipped cream
One of the most ubiquitous mixed drinks in the world, created c. 1944 by chef Joe Sherican in Foynes, Ireland, and popularized in San Francisco’s Buena Vista Café in the 1950s.
We will add a sample recipe and related discussion, here, soon. —Ed.
Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, p. 381–2; barware icons courtesy of Haus Alpenz