Irish Coffee

by Jen Stevens

Ingredients

6 oz. hot brewed coffee
1 t brown sugar
1 oz. Irish whisky
1/2 oz. Bailey’s Irish cream
Heavy cream

Instructions

Combine the coffee and sugar. Stir until sugar is totally dissolved.

Add whisky and Irish cream and stir to blend.

Hold a tsp upside down and pour cream over the spoon into the coffee. This makes the cream float on top.

Serves 1.

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