Caife, le do thoil!

Are there more types of coffee that do not come from Italy? Of course! Mban agus uaisle*, it is my honor to present you the Irish coffee which comes from Ireland but was popularized in the United States by the journalist, Stanton Delaplane. 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/original-irish-coffee-recipe-759311

The coffee itself was invented by Joseph Sheridan. He got the idea of pouring the alcohol into an espresso and serving it with whipped cream in order to warm up passengers of a delayed flight to Canada. 

But what is it, this Irish coffee? It is an espresso with Irish whiskey, whipped cream and brown sugar. The whiskey has to be heated and the cream cannot blend with coffee. Albeit, the cream in the original Irish coffee is not whipped, it is just a think layer of regular cream. 

It is served in the glass od pokal type, so it reminds the stout (a dark beer).

Nowadays, the term Irish coffee is often used to describe in general alcoholic coffee drinks, but we should be careful with alcohol we pour into it because sometimes it can influence the name.

There are some variations about Irish coffee:

• Scottish coffee with Scottish whisky,
• French coffee with cognac or brandy,
• Spanish coffee with sherry,
• Russian coffee with vodka (no surprise...), 
• Jamaican coffee with dark rum or Tia Maria, which is coffee liquor with spices from Jamaica...

So far, it is the first coffee only for adults, but not the only one in this world. Wait for more.

May your coffee taste great!

Your Coffee Monster ☕💜

*this means "ladies and gentlemen" in Irish, who guessed?