By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 4
324 cal · 120 min
Chilled Irish Coffee
Recipe GLPR2f1469403d0ead
A refreshing chilled cocktail combining freshly brewed coffee, Irish whiskey, and heavy cream sweetened with sugar. The drink is layered with whipped cream and topped with a dusting of nutmeg or cinnamon for a sophisticated summer sipper inspired by the classic Irish coffee tradition.
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Ingredients
4 cups freshly brewed hot coffee
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup sweetened whipped cream
8 oz. Irish whiskey
Freshly grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon for garnish
Ice
Directions
Brew 4 cups of fresh coffee and let cool slightly. In a large pitcher, combine the hot coffee, heavy cream, and sugar. Stir thoroughly until the sugar is completely dissolved. Refrigerate the mixture for at least 2 hours, or up to 8 hours ahead of serving.
Spoon 1 tablespoon of sweetened whipped cream into the bottom of each of four 14-ounce highball glasses.
Remove the chilled coffee mixture from the refrigerator. Stir in the Irish whiskey until well blended.
Pour the whiskey and coffee mixture evenly among the four glasses, dividing it equally over the whipped cream layer in each glass.
Fill each glass with ice to the top.
Top each glass with an additional 1 tablespoon of sweetened whipped cream.
Dust the top of each drink lightly with freshly grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon.
Serve immediately while cold and enjoy.
Comments
Every ingredient is a shelf staple at any Charlotte grocer—coffee, cream, sugar, whiskey, and spice all live at Harris Teeter or Food Lion without a second thought. The honest time is closer to 15 minutes active work plus 2 hours chill, so the stated 120 minutes is fair, though most of that is passive. At roughly $3 per serving for a dessert drink, the cost is moderate, with whiskey and heavy cream driving the price; scale it down or skip the whiskey to land under $2. This is a same-night, fussy-temperature drink that does not keep well once chilled—make it fresh, serve it cold, and finish the batch that evening.
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