Here is a little history about Irish Coffee. During the 1940s, Foynes was one of Europe’s biggest airports. It was the main airport for Flying Boats and regularly received passengers from the U.S. including Hollywood stars and important political figures. A new restaurant was opened to cater to these guests. Joe Sheridan a young chef was in charge of the restaurant.
As the weather in the West can be horrendous, Joe decided to create a drink that would warm his guests up and that drink is the famous Irish Coffee. The story goes that when an American passenger first drank it he asked “Is this Brazilian coffee?” in which Joe replied “No, that’s Irish coffee”.
International success of the Irish coffee is credited to the travel writer Stanton Delaplane. After tasting the coffee, Stanton returned to the U.S. where he told his friend Jack Koeppler, the owner of Buena Vista about it. The duo tried to recreate the coffee with little success. Since they could not recreate it, the Buena Vista offered Joe a job in the States in which he accepted. As the Irish Coffee gained popularity, many different versions of it have emerged across the globe. The original recipe however is pretty straightforward and anyone can master the art of making an Irish Coffee.
The rest, as they say, is history. The Buena Vista is still famous throughout the United States for its Irish Coffees. It is said they make 2,000 Irish Coffees daily and for many years, they even had a special Buena Vista Irish whiskey distilled for them .
Ingredients
1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 jigger Irish whiskey (1 1/2 ounces or 3 tablespoons)
Farmer's All natural whip cream, slightly whipped
Instructions Fill footed mug or a mug with hot water to preheat it, then empty.
Add the brown sugar
Pour piping hot coffee into warmed mug until it is about 3/4 full and stir until brown sugar is completely dissolved.
Blend in Irish whiskey.
Slowly pour the slightly whipped Farmer's All Natural cream over the back of a spoon to fill the rest of the mug.
Serve hot.
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