Irish Coffee

Do you like to drink Irish Coffee? There’s a controversy at the world’s best Irish Coffee house, the Buena Vista in San Francisco. They’ve switched Irish whiskey brands and some folks are having a fit over it.

Personally, I couldn’t tell one brand from the other, but I do know that the Buena Vista makes a mighty fine Irish Coffee. In fact, according to bartender Paul Nolan here’s how he makes it (as cited in the SF Chronicle): “carefully rinsing the glasses with hot water, putting in two cubes of sugar (it must be C&H cane sugar), pouring the coffee (Peerless is preferred), then the whiskey, then the cream.”

I don’t know how much whiskey you should put in the mix, but enough to taste it. As for the cream, it should be of a consistency to sit on the top of the coffee, like the head on a dark beer.

Enjoy!