This is the one and only Irish coffee recipe you need for any occasion. Whether you’re looking for something tasty on a cold winter’s evening or a special St. Patrick’s Day cocktail to celebrate, an Irish coffee is just the brew for you.

Ingredients

  • 10ml Demerara and Muscovado sugar syrup 
  • 35ml Jameson 
  • 30ml lightly whipped double cream 
  • 90ml medium roasted espresso coffee 
  • 1 vanilla pod or cinnamon for garnish 
  • Fresh grated nutmeg "

Method

  1. Dissolve 2 parts Demerara sugar and 1 part Muscovado sugar in 3 parts of boiling water for the syrup. 
  2. Stir sugar syrup into 35ml Jameson in a warmed glass. 
  3. Whip 30ml chilled double cream lightly until it starts to stiffen. 
  4. Brew a 45ml shot of coffee into the glass from your espresso machine. 
  5. Reload and brew in a second 45ml shot. 
  6. Pour the whipped cream into the coffee over the back of a spoon so it floats on top. 
  7. Garnish with a trimmed vanilla pod or a stick of cinnamon and dust with a grating of fresh nutmeg. "