Kickstart your St. Paddy's Day with our Irish Coffee Recipes.
Each recipe was intentionally crafted to highlight the flavors of our Barrel Aged Blend complimented by your favorite Irish Whiskey. Our Barrel Aged Blend can be purchased in our Big Lake location as well as on our website.
To make the cold brew concentrate at home, we have a great tutorial for making cold brew at home. Enjoy your day and drink responsibly!
Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
- 1oz Irish Whiskey
- 0.5oz Simple Syrup
- 4oz Brewed Coffee (Barrel-Aged Coffee)
- Top with Frothed Heavy Whipping Cream
- Garnish with a gentle dash of ground Nutmeg
Instructions:
- Brew Ember Coffee's barrel-aged coffee. For the perfect brew, we recommend using 20g of coffee to 160g of water.
- Do this with a double-strength extraction and an 8:1 water-to-coffee ratio. This gives the drink a strong and distinct flavor, which adds depth to the finished product. Making it a smooth, bold, coffee-centric cocktail.
- In a 6-ounce glass, combine 1 ounce of Irish whiskey and 0.5 ounces of simple syrup.
- Add 4oz of Ember Coffee's barrel-aged coffee. Make sure to still measure this out, as the actual amount brewed may be larger than 4oz and may overfill the glass.
- Once everything is in your glass, froth the heavy whipping cream. We recommend using a milk frother that produces a nice micro foam or whatever method you prefer to froth milk. The goal is to get the cream thick and smooth, so it can still flow but isn't too liquidy.
- When your frothed milk is ready, hold a spoon just above the glass upside down. Then, pour the cream over the back of the spoon, gently layering it on top of your brewed cocktail.
- Garnish with ground nutmeg and enjoy!
Iced Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
- 1oz Irish Whiskey
- 0.5oz Simple Syrup
- 4oz Brewed Coffee (Barrel-Aged Coffee)
- Top with Frothed Heavy Whipping Cream
- Garnish with a gentle dash of ground Nutmeg
Instructions:
- Use a small cold-brew set to brew Ember Coffee's barrel-aged coffee. Use a 5:1 ratio of water to coffee to make the cold brew. Let it brew in the fridge for 16 to 18 hours.
- Tip: For this particular cocktail, we like to leave this as a concentrate because we think it gives the final drink more depth and flavor. This makes a strong, well-balanced cocktail that focuses on coffee.
- After brewing, put it in a jar and refrigerate until you're ready to make the cocktail.
- Pour 1 ounce of Irish whiskey in a six-ounce glass and add 0.5 ounce of simple syrup.
- Then add 4 ounces of Cold Brew Concentrate Coffee. Still measure this out, because the amount that was brewed might be more than 4oz and fill the glass too much.
- After putting everything in the glass, it's time to whip the heavy cream until it foams. We recommend using a milk frother that produces a nice micro foam or whatever method you prefer to froth milk. The goal is to get the cream thick and smooth, so it can still flow but isn't too liquidy.
- When your frothed milk is ready, hold a spoon just above the glass upside down. Then, pour the cream over the back of the spoon, gently layering it on top of your brewed cocktail.
- Garnish with ground nutmeg and enjoy!
