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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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"So you were probably thinking coffee here, but my favorite holiday drink is the frozen Irish coffee from Molly's at the Market," McClure says.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022

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

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2019

Or chocolate torte with ice cream that riffs on the flavors of an Irish coffee.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2015

Both the classics and original drinks are solid, and the Irish coffee is in the running for the best in New York.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 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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