Celebrate National Irish Coffee Day

By Chilled Magazine

In celebration of National Irish Coffee Day on January 25th  

we share this take on the classic Irish Coffee. Want to know more about this classic drink in history? Check out our backstory on what makes a proper Irish Coffee here 

 


 

Irish Coffee

Teeling Whiskey Irish Coffee Day

Ingredients:  

  • 2 parts Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey 
  • 4 parts local black coffee 
  • 1/2 part spiced syrup* 
  • Fresh cream to top 

Preparation: Pre-heat glass with hot coffee and add whiskey and spiced syrup. Layer fresh cream using the back of a barspoon and garnish with grated nutmeg or chocolate.  

 *Spiced Syrup: Mix 2 parts sugar with 1 part hot water and your favorite winter-time spices (dark chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, anise).

 


 

Teeling’s Global Brand Ambassador Rob Caldwell explains why the Irish Coffee has seen a resurgence in popularity over the past few years. He says, “A re-simplification and focus on high quality ingredients has reminded us just how great this cocktail can be. Teeling Whiskey is no exception as the hundreds of thousands of visitors to our Dublin distillery often want two things, a memorable experience on how we make world-class Irish Whiskey, and the best Irish Coffee they’ve ever had, two things we’re very proud to be able to consistently provide.  

 

Caldwell shares, “This National Irish Coffee Day we would like to share how we achieve the perfect Irish Coffee cocktail.”  

 

We start with our award-winning whiskey. We know Irish Whiskey works with coffee, this has been proven, but we ask ourselves what else works with coffee? Many countries in Central America will tell you rum also works well with coffee. Perfect, Teeling Small Batch Whiskey, being married in Central American Rum casks can deliver those subtle flavors with higher than average—92 proof. 

 

Cuba tells us demerara sugar works with coffee too, so for our elevated cocktail, we create a richer sweetness through a house-made spiced syrup featuring vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and even fresh grated chocolate that brings both the coffee and Teeling Small Batch Whiskey together in harmony.  

 

Next, it’s all about the coffee (especially since we’ve gone through all this effort already!). In the Distillery, we work with a local Dublin roaster Cloudpicker, who visited us, and we worked together on a specialty coffee blend. We’re so fortunate to be able to partner with such a special, local producer and we encourage you to search for a great local coffee roaster, too!  

 

Next, we look to the dairy farms of Ireland and use the freshest Irish double cream, slightly thickened, to layer atop the cocktail. In addition to a cooling filter to our hot beverage, the cream adds a luxurious silky mouthfeel that is mirrored, again, by our non-chill filtered Teeling Small Batch Whiskey. 

 

Finally, our garnish. We round out our cocktail with flavor, simplicity, aroma, and texture and we do that with a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg.  

 

Now, sit-back and enjoy!

 

 

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