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Irish coffee

American  

noun

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


Irish coffee British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Irish coffee

First recorded in 1945–50

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Method: Combine ingredients in a teacup or Irish coffee mug.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2022

Irish coffee crossed the pond a decade before aging rocker Bono was even born.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2019

It still serves and celebrates the Irish coffee today.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2017

The official, Ellyn Canfield, then extended the invitation to BerlinRosen staff members: “Does anyone at BerlinRosen want to come drink Irish coffee at Gracie at 7am on Monday?”

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2015

“You want a bit of Irish coffee? Flossie and 1 were just having a cup, weren’t we, Flossie?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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