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Irish Coffee
1 raw sugar cube
1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
4 ounces coffee
Fresh, unsweetened whipped cream
Pour the whiskey over the sugar in a stemmed Irish coffee glass and top with coffee. Ladle one inch of cream on top. Use 1 teaspoon of raw sugar if you don’t have cubes.
Irish Coffee is a surprisingly difficult drink to get right. With only a few basic ingredients it’s not a difficult drink to make, but it’s easy to make them badly, and ending up with something much too sweet or that’s basically a cup of coffee flavored with a bit of whiskey.
There is a tendency for some bartenders to drown the drink in coffee by serving it in a large mug. Dale Degroff stresses the importance of this by recommending that they only be served in proper glasses which, due to their size, force you to use the correct amount. The classic Irish Coffee mug pictured is eight ounces and the perfect size.
The sweetness problem is caused by using canned whipped cream as a topping instead of whipping your own unsweetened cream. This drink already has sugar in it; adding sweetened cream on top gives it a sickly sweetness that completely throws off the taste of the whiskey and coffee. The cream should be fresh and lightly whipped so that it isn’t quite stiff; it should be easy to pour or spoon onto the coffee.

Irish Coffee

1 raw sugar cube

1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey

4 ounces coffee

Fresh, unsweetened whipped cream

Pour the whiskey over the sugar in a stemmed Irish coffee glass and top with coffee. Ladle one inch of cream on top. Use 1 teaspoon of raw sugar if you don’t have cubes.

Irish Coffee is a surprisingly difficult drink to get right. With only a few basic ingredients it’s not a difficult drink to make, but it’s easy to make them badly, and ending up with something much too sweet or that’s basically a cup of coffee flavored with a bit of whiskey.

There is a tendency for some bartenders to drown the drink in coffee by serving it in a large mug. Dale Degroff stresses the importance of this by recommending that they only be served in proper glasses which, due to their size, force you to use the correct amount. The classic Irish Coffee mug pictured is eight ounces and the perfect size.

The sweetness problem is caused by using canned whipped cream as a topping instead of whipping your own unsweetened cream. This drink already has sugar in it; adding sweetened cream on top gives it a sickly sweetness that completely throws off the taste of the whiskey and coffee. The cream should be fresh and lightly whipped so that it isn’t quite stiff; it should be easy to pour or spoon onto the coffee.

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homoinmotion:

Growing Up Gay
TV documentaire van Aoife Kelleher
RTé Television

Ierland | 2010 | 1 hr 44 min 58 sec

A documentary exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people growing up in Ireland.

As recently as 1993, homosexuality was illegal in Ireland. As the first generation born after decriminalization comes of age, this series seeks to establish how much has changed in Irish society in the intervening years. For young people, whose lives revolve around school and the family, is it any easier to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender today than it was 17 years ago?

Filmed over 18 months, Growing Up Gay follows the lives of six young people and, in the process, captures the challenging and even hostile experiences which lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people face in their everyday lives. The series also explores the more universal experiences of growing up - from the ups and downs of life at home and at school, to friendships and falling in love. By presenting the human stories behind labels such as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’, the series aims to alleviate the stigma surrounding various expressions of sexual identity.

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thebardofavon:

Ireland’s Green Party quits government of Brian Cowen

Green Party leader John Gormley: “The Irish people have begun to lose confidence in politics.”

The Republic of Ireland’s Green Party is pulling out of the ruling coalition, a move expected to bring forward the general election due on 11 March.

The Greens’ announcement wipes out the ruling coalition’s two-seat majority and puts into question the passage of a vital finance bill.

It also follows the decision on Saturday by PM Brian Cowen to quit as leader of his Fianna Fail party but to stay on as prime minister.