# Irish Coffee

> <p><strong>What's in it:</strong> Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, topped with a layer of lightly whipped cream that floats. Drink the coffee through the cream — never stir.<br><strong>Where it's from:</strong> Shannon Airport restaurant, 1943. Invented by chef Joe Sheridan to warm cold transatlantic passengers. Imported to San Francisco by a journalist in 1952.<br><strong>When to drink it:</strong> After dinner. After a walk in the rain. After anything cold or sad.<br><strong>The case:</strong> Dessert, coffee, and a digestif in one glass. The original espresso martini, but with more emotional depth.</p>

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