How to make the perfect Irish coffee

So, I have spent a certain part of my early career working in the hotel and catering industry of Ireland and here are the tips I picked up for how to make a perfect Irish coffee:1.Preparation. Make sure your cream is whipped in advance - you don't want your coffee to go cold while you are whisking the cream. Also it can help to warm your liqueur glass beforehand by swilling a little boiling water around the glass before emptying it out.

2.Combine the ingredients in THIS order. First put a teaspoonful of brown sugar in the bottom of the glass and add a little boiling water - just enough to make sure it is fully dissolved, This is important so that the sweetness doesn't stay stuck at the bottom of the glass. Second, add a half-cup of hot, strong filter or cafetiere coffee, followed by a generous measure of Irish whiskey. A couple of capfuls is plenty unless you like your Irish coffee really strong! Stir it all up with a spoon so the whiskey mixes well with the coffee. Now you are ready for the cream.

3.How to get the cream to float on an Irish coffee. It can be tricky to get the cream to float on an Irish coffee - it can seem like sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This can lead to a lot of people 'cheating' with cream out of a spray can - but it really isn't the same and such behaviour has no place in the creation of a 'perfect' Irish coffee! Instead try this tip which is the only method which has worked for me every time:take a medium-sized spoon and gently slide one dollop of whipped cream at a time over the back of the spoon and let it float out gently on top of the coffee. Just to make sure, hold the spoon against the edge of the liqueur glass as you do this and then pull slowly away, letting the cream spread out - it gives the cream a nice slow introduction onto the surface. If you suddenly dollop the cream onto the coffee from a height, it will sink to the bottom of the glass.