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HOW TO Make the perfect Irish

It’s all about good preparation, getting your timings right and using great ingredients, says Sarah Simpson. Give this heavenly hot drink a whirl

Making the perfect Irish 4 Make an with the coffee isn’t as daunting best-quality coffee you can as it looks, and quantities find and add to the glass, don’t have to be exact – just topping with freshly boiled be prepared to make more water so it’s half full. than one as your guests will be back for more! 5 Next, add a good slug of whiskey. Always choose Ingredients (makes 1) Irish, such as Jameson, and • 50ml double or whipping anything from 35ml to 50ml cream • 1tsp brown should do the trick – but we • espresso coffee give you permission to be as • 35-50ml liberal as you like. Top with • dusting of cocoa powder boiling water to bring the glass to about two-thirds 1 First, warm your glass or full, if needed. mug by filling it with boiled water. A heatproof 6 Now comes the cream top: glass works well, so you heat the back of a teaspoon can see the layers of your with boiling water, then beautiful creation. slowly pour the whipped cream over the back of the 2 Next, whip the cream. spoon onto the coffee Single cream or low fat mixture, until it fills your has no place here; opt for glass. The heated spoon is chilled double cream or vital to help layer the cream whipping cream. You want and stop it from sinking. the cream firm enough that it won’t sink, but not so 7 Top with a dusting of stiff that it’ll be a barrier cocoa powder for a final between you and the good flourish, and serve. Sláinte! stuff. Go for a pillowy, ‘just-set’ appearance. Put it to one side in a jug. Sarah is the owner 3 Discard the water that’s of Blackbird bar and been heating your glass restaurant in Derry/ and, while the glass is Londonderry, Northern still hot, add 1tsp brown . She is sugar along with a drop committed to promoting of freshly boiled water. Ireland’s top food Stir to dissolve. and drink suppliers.

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