Organic Irish Coffee http://buyorganiccoffee.org/950/organic-irish-coffee/ If you are a lover of healthy organic coffee and would also like a little something special on New Year’s Eve or any time, consider making organic Irish coffee. Irish coffee consists of coffee, whiskey, brown sugar, and whipped cream. A bit of attention to each of the ingredients will make your organic Irish coffee a treat for all. But, before we give you the recipe, how did this drink get its name. The story goes like this. There was an Irish chef at the airbase where Shannon International Airport now sits. There was a flight from Ireland to New York that had to turn back because of bad weather. The chef greeted the returning travelers with a hot drink of coffee, whiskey, brown sugar, and whipped cream. It became a regular feature at the airport and when people asked what kind of coffee it was they were told that it was Irish coffee (as opposed to one of the Brazilian or Colombian organic coffee brands). An American traveler brought the recipe back to America and it caught on. Now, if you want to make the best of all worlds, make organic Irish coffee and pay attention to how you do each step. Organic All the Way Start your organic Irish coffee with Panama Mountain Grown organic coffee or coffee from Colombia. You can order organic whiskey from http://www.graigfarm.co.uk/ if they do not have any at your local liquor store. Use organic brown sugar and organic whipping cream. Because of all the cooler ingredients you will be adding make sure that you start with hot coffee poured into a pre-heated glass. For each cup of organic Irish coffee use the following: Coffee mug (A glass mug is traditional.) Tablespoon 4 ounces of hot coffee freshly ground and brewed organic coffee 1 ounce of organic, preferably Irish, whiskey 2 teaspoonful of brown sugar 1 ounce of organic double cream whipped just lightly The Steps Have everything ready. Warm your coffee mug. Put the brown sugar into the glass and then add the hot organic coffee. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the whiskey and stir again. Add the cream by pouring gently over the back side of the tablespoon so that the whipped cream sits on top of the coffee. A little cinnamon and or nutmeg sprinkled on top of the whipped cream are an American addition to this treat and are optional.