Irish coffee

noun

1. a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream.

Irish coffee

noun

1. hot coffee mixed with Irish whiskey and topped with double cream

Word History and Origins

Origin of Irish coffee¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Next Best Picture's Philip Bagnall suggested the film is "engineered to keep the kids busy around 4pm on Christmas Day while mum and dad sip their third Irish coffee in peace".

From BBC

Ladle into a mug, teacup, or Irish coffee mug, and add sloe gin.

From Washington Times

Ehmann found everything she needed to pull it off: “Irish coffees are easy because we have coffee anyway, and we are going to bring in whipped cream.”

From Seattle Times

You will need a stemmed Irish coffee mug or another heatproof mug, and a kitchen torch or long matches.

From Washington Post

But the popularity of espresso martinis, Irish coffees and Red Bull-with-vodka cocktails makes it clear that Americans don’t mind catching two buzzes simultaneously.

From Washington Post