Legend has it that on a cold wet day in Ireland in 1943, Chef Joe Sheridan warmed up a group of weary travelers with a cup of hot coffee spiked with irish whiskey and topped with a dollop of whipped cream – and the classic Irish coffee cocktail was born. Slane Whiskey brand ambassador Jessi […]
Jon Smiley
Irish coffee is a popular cocktail for when the season turns chilly.
I would have to guess that more coffee is consumed during the winter months than any other time of the year. Since the invention of coffee, we have been adding things in it to soften the bitterness. Irish creams continue to be one of our hottest categories during the winter months, year after year. All of us can add Baileys to our coffee. Sometimes it’s more about the experience of it all.
The Irish coffee originated with Chef Joe Sheridan at the airport restaurant in Foynes, Ireland. The coffee was offered to cold and weary travelers as they waited for flights across the north Atlantic to New York. When one traveler asked if his coffee was Brazilian, Chef Sheridan replied “No, it’s Irish,” and the legend was born. The Irish coffee is meant to warm up your toes when the weather is at its worst.