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Cocktail recipe

St. John Frizell’s Irish Coffee

A built cocktail featuring Irish whiskey, Simple Syrup, Espresso.

St. John Frizell’s Irish Coffee cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Irish Whiskey
  • 1 oz Simple Syrup
  • 45 ml Espresso
  • 1 Cream

Method

  1. Warm a heatproof mug with hot water, then empty it.
  2. Add the whiskey and syrup, then hot water, leaving room for the espresso and cream.
  3. Add freshly brewed espresso.
  4. Shake the cream separately without ice until thickened but pourable.
  5. Float it over the back of a spoon and serve warm. Optional finish: grated cinnamon.
  6. Optional garnish: freshly grated cinnamon.

Story

Joe Sheridan, chef at the Foynes flying-boat terminal in Ireland, made it in 1943 to warm passengers on a turned-back transatlantic flight. Travel writer Stanton Delaplane brought it to San Francisco's Buena Vista Café in 1952, which still serves thousands a day.