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Buena Vista Irish Coffee Recipe

Name: The Merchant Taverns Buena Vista Irish Coffee Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1.25 cups strong brewed coffee (hot); 0.25 cups hot water (for adjusting strength/temperature); 0.5 cups lightly sweetened whipped cream (stabilized or fresh, slightly sweetened); 2 tbs brown sugar syrup (1:1 brown sugar to water, warmed); 2 tsp nonalcoholic Irish-style whiskey alternative (or malted barley syrup for flavor); 0.25 tsp vanilla extract; 0.125 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 3 to taste whole coffee beans (for garnish, optional)

Inspired by The Merchant Tavern

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Coffee Base

1 1/4 cups strong brewed coffee (hot)1/4 cups hot water (for adjusting strength/temperature)

Cream & Sweetener

1/2 cups lightly sweetened whipped cream (stabilized or fresh, slightly sweetened)2 tbs brown sugar syrup (1:1 brown sugar to water, warmed)

Irish-Flavored Nonalcoholic Components

2 tsp nonalcoholic Irish-style whiskey alternative (or malted barley syrup for flavor)1/4 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

Garnish

1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg3 to taste whole coffee beans (for garnish, optional)

Method

Coffee Base

Brew coffee

Brew 1.25 cups of very strong coffee using your preferred method (espresso-strength drip or French press). The beverage should be hot and concentrated so the flavors show through the cream.

If the coffee is too strong or too hot for serving, add up to 1/4 cup hot water to adjust strength and serve temperature. Stir gently to combine.

Cream & Sweetener

Prepare the brown sugar syrup by warming equal parts brown sugar and water until sugar dissolves. Use 2 tablespoons warmed syrup and stir into the hot coffee until fully dissolved.

Spoon 1/2 cup lightly sweetened whipped cream into a bowl and whisk briefly to a soft-pipe consistency (soft peaks). The cream should be pourable but hold some shape so it floats on the coffee.

Irish-Flavored Nonalcoholic Components

Stir 2 teaspoons of the nonalcoholic Irish-style whiskey alternative (or 2 tsp malted barley syrup) and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract into the sweetened hot coffee. Taste and adjust: add up to 1 more teaspoon of whiskey alternative if you prefer a stronger malt/vanilla note.

Assembly & Garnish

Preheat a heatproof Irish coffee glass or tall mug by filling it with hot water for 30 seconds, then discard the water and dry the glass.

Pour the flavored, sweetened hot coffee into the warmed glass, leaving about 3/4 inch (2 cm) of headspace at the top for the cream layer.

Using the back of a warm spoon held just above the coffee surface, gently spoon or pour the whipped cream so it floats on top of the coffee, creating a distinct cream layer.

Lightly grate a pinch (about 1/8 tsp) of fresh nutmeg over the cream. Optionally place 2–3 whole coffee beans on the cream as a finishing touch.