Irish coffee: features and cooking secrets

The smell of freshly ground coffee beans makes even those who like to lie in bed in the morning for a long time wake up.What, if not a cup of coffee, will give a charge of cheerfulness, tune in to the fulfillment of plans and give you moments of pleasure? Such a delicious drink is often drunk in its pure form or sugar, cream and spices are added to it.

Those who prefer something new should try Irish coffee. This drink will undoubtedly become one of the most beloved. Drunk a cup of coffee in Irish will warm in the cold season and warm the blood at any time of the year. The delicious taste of this drink is impossible not to love. In it there is also a gentle creamy cream, and the bitterness of coffee beans, and the burning of whiskey.

Judging by the name, this drink was invented in Ireland, and this is true. His story begins in the distant 1942. At the airport of the city of Feynes, County Limerick, many visitors were waiting for their flight. For a long time, the Irish favorite drink was tea, which was added a little whiskey. He perfectly warmed the people of the country, they had intimate conversations over a cup of tea with whiskey, whiled away long evenings.

On this day the weather was not flying and many people were waiting at the airport. To warm visitors, the bartender Joseph Sheridan decided to try a new recipe and poured a portion of whiskey into coffee, not tea. When visitors inquired about the name of the drink, the bartender immediately came up with a name for it and said that it was Irish coffee.

This drink immediately found fans, among them was reporter Sten Dellalane, who was also waiting for his flight. A dozen years after the end of the Second World War, he remembered this amazing drink and told about it to the owner Jack Keppler, containing the Buena Vista bar in San Francisco. He decided to experiment a little and added to the cream. To serve coffee, he chose a glass of durable glass on a low leg with a handle.

For decades, such Irish coffee is a popular drink. Since its birthplace is Ireland, there is an annual grand celebration dedicated to it. It takes place on July 19, since Irish coffee was invented on this day. At the festival there are competitions between bartenders, each of them tries to make the most vivid and unusual drink according to his recipe. Bartenders and coffee lovers come from all over the world.

There is a huge number of recipes for this tasty and warming drink. Bartenders are trying to improve it and add something from themselves to their version. For some, it is important that the composition of the drink was exactly cane sugar, giving the drink a special aftertaste. Others believe that you should use whipped cream.

Properly prepare a drink is not so simple. When Jack first started doing it, he spent more than one sleepless night until he got the desired result. He even had to fly to the airport, where this drink was first opened, for instructions. But even after that, for a long time he could not find the necessary proportions in the manufacture of a cocktail. While adding cream to the glass, they did not want to remain on the surface, but fell to the bottom. He even had to seek advice from the owner of the dairy, who suggested that in order to obtain the desired result, cream was needed, which settled for two days.

These cream must be whipped to the desired consistency, then they will not settle, and will float on the surface. When the desired result was obtained, the joys of Jack Keppler knew no bounds, and he decided that he would open the bars of Buena Vista in every city in America.

To properly serve the drink, use Irish-glasses, which are vessels of glass on a small leg with a handle. Thanks to the latter, it is convenient to hold the glass in your hands without burning your fingers. A cocktail is served in a clear glass that allows you to appreciate its beauty. The drink consists of layers, on top of it is decorated with topping.

Drink the drink in large sips. As coffee passes through a cream cap, it becomes less bitter and more fragrant. Sometimes they use a straw while drinking, but experts recommend drinking coffee in sips, without using it. Irish coffee is considered a self-sufficient drink.

To make a classic version of Irish coffee, take:

• prepared coffee - 90 ml;
• cream - 30 ml;
• sugar - 1 tsp;
• Whiskey - 40 ml.

For making coffee, use a french press or simply boil it in a Turk. When choosing cream you should prefer fatter (from 30%). Classic Irish coffee is very often served in coffee shops, but you can try to make it at home.

To make a drink, you should:

• Warm up the glass. For serving cocktail use Irish glass, where you should pour boiling water. After warming up, hot water is poured. This is done so that it does not burst during the ignition process.
• Brew ground coffee. To get an aromatic drink, it is better to choose arabica coffee of medium roast. To make it particularly rich and tasty, it is necessary that the grinding was the freshest, since after 25-30 days the coffee will lose its beneficial properties. For a french press, it is better to use medium-ground coffee.
• Water must be filtered.It should not contain impurities. Water temperature should be 95 degrees.
• In a glass you need to pour sugar and pour whiskey. Stir this mixture until no trace of sugar is visible, and ignite.
• The glass is covered to extinguish the flame, and coffee is added. If you use a french press, you get two servings of a cocktail.
• Next, you should whip the cream using a shaker with ice. Beat them should be careful that they are not curled and did not turn out lumps. To make a portion of the cream, you need to whip them for a few seconds.
• Cream slowly spread bar spoon over coffee. They should not fail due to temperature differences.

This recipe is chosen by the barista during the competition held by the European Association of Coffee Specialists (SCAE). To drink really turned out very tasty, it is important to use Irish whiskey. Jameson, Connemara, St. Patrick, Old Bushmills, Finnegan.

The classic version of the preparation of the drink suggests that in the process will be used only provided products in the right proportions. Only the amount of sugar from cane, which can be put more or less depending on preferences, is allowed to change. Caloric content of such a drink will be 114 kcal per 100 g.

In a simplified version, you can take an espresso, dilute it with vodka and add cream from a can. This drink is far from ideal, but still it can be used as a homemade option.

For over 70 years, this cocktail has not ceased to be popular. His recipe has changed many times. The most famous options are considered:

• Irish cream coffee;
• European;
• non-alcoholic.

For the manufacture of Irish coffee coffee using liquor "Beyliz". Thanks to him, bright creamy notes are felt in the drink. It is with pleasure bought by the ladies, it is easy to drink, has a pleasant friable aftertaste and delicate aroma. Irish-krim coffee is not for nothing considered to be a cure for depression. In companies where there are women, they drink it quite often. To prepare ladies drink, you need to take:

• coffee - 160 ml;
• 30% cream - 40 ml;
• “Beyliz” - 40 ml;
• sugar.

After warming the vessel, 40 ml of liquor is poured into it, sugar is added and stirred well. Since “Beyliz” has a pleasant taste, it is possible not to make it very sweet, therefore it is recommended not to add sugar. After adding the liqueur, slowly pour the hot coffee and stir. Next, take the mixer, whip the cream and decorate the glass. From above you can rub a little chocolate, which will make it sweeter.

To prepare a European drink, you should take:

• a glass of black coffee;
• whiskey - 50 ml;
• sugar.

To prepare the European version of coffee, experts recommend taking cane sugar to give the drink a caramel flavor. If the cane sugar is not available, you can take a regular and fry it a little. As soon as the sugar becomes golden brown, it is ready for use.

Coffee is poured into a glass and whiskey is added. Lastly, add sugar. Then add milk or cream. The taste of the drink will depend on its quantity - in order to get a soft milk taste, you need to pour in more.

To make a soft drink, you need to warm up the glass and pour in coffee, then add orange and lemon juice 1 tsp. The mass is mixed, the glass is decorated with whipped cream on top. Syrup can be added instead of juice.

You can make a delicious and aromatic drink with the addition of cinnamon. Just a small part of cinnamon sticks or a pinch of ground powder will make the taste of the drink more saturated, give it a special flavor.

To prepare two servings of cinnamon drink, take:

• glass of water;
• 4 tsp. ground coffee;
• 60 ml of whiskey;
• cinnamon sticks (1/4 part) or ground cinnamon (0.5 tsp);
• cream - 100 ml;
• sugar (it is worth taking two types - white and reed in equal parts).

Water is poured into a Turk, ground coffee is poured, cinnamon is thrown, cane sugar is poured. Coffee is brewed in the usual way. After preparing the drink, coffee and whiskey are poured into a heated glass through a fine strainer. Cream together with sugar, whipped to obtain a lush mass, spread on top of coffee, sprinkled with cinnamon or grated chocolate.

For information on how to quickly make coffee in Irish, see the following video.