This is my favorite go-to beverage on St. Patrick's Day or a chilly autumn morning!
This simple and delicious Scotch coffee recipe is a real taste experience and feels like a warm hug on slow, sleepy weekend mornings or a nice little kick when I'm having brunch with my friends!
The wonderful whiskey flavor in your morning coffee is even better when paired with whipped Irish Cream! One of the best parts of this Scotch Coffee recipe, though, is that everything can be whipped together in just a few minutes!
If you're looking to enjoy a scrumptious, boozy breakfast beverage, keep reading!
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🥘 Ingredients
- Heavy Whipping Cream & a teaspoon of Sugar (for our homemade Irish cream whipped cream)
- Brown Sugar
- Use your finest Scotch Whiskey
- Strong, hot coffee, freshly brewed with your favorite coffee beans
See the recipe card for quantities.
🔪 Instructions
The first thing you'll want to do is add two teaspoons of brown sugar to two serving glasses. You'll also want to drizzle each glass with 3–4 tablespoons of Scotch Whisky.
The next thing you'll need to do is brew a strong, hot coffee in your coffee maker or French Press — if you're feeling extra fancy! If using the coffee maker, brew the coffee directly into a pot. This makes it easier to pour the coffee afterward.
Once your coffee is ready, you can divide your wonderful, caffeinated beverage between the two glasses.
You could stop here and simply enjoy it as is — but personally, I think this next optional step takes this recipe to a whole other level!
If you want a little something extra, you can also add sweetened whipped cream, or even better, make your own whipped Irish Cream!
Instructions for Homemade Whipped Irish Cream
To do this, you'll need to whip your two cups of heavy cream with a little bit of sugar until it's semi-still.
OR — Pour Heavy cream, Confectioners' sugar, and Baileys Irish cream into a tall mixing bowl. Beat with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
Once you've got the right consistency, all that's left to do is garnish your Scotch Coffee!
This recipe is best enjoyed while it's still hot and fresh!
🍀 Variations
If you're not the biggest fan of Scotch and would prefer to use Irish Whiskey, or another single malt whiskey instead, that's totally fine!
At that point, you'll just be enjoying an Irish Coffee since only whiskey made in Scotland can be called "Scotch."
🍽 Equipment
- Measuring Tools
- Cannikin - small metal pitcher
- Coffee Machine or French Press
- Serving Glasses
🌡 Storage
Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.
These ingredients do/don't stand up well to freezing for X days/weeks/months.
💭 Top tips
For this Scottish coffee, it's important you don't "over whip" the heavy cream. You'll want to make sure you stop whipping once you have a semi-stiff consistency — you don't want to end up with stiff peaks!
Not only does the soft whipped cream floats wonderfully on top of your coffee, but it also looks better!
This recipe is also great on a chilly evening — but I definitely recommend brewing up a pot of decaf if you don't want to be up all night!
🙋🏻 FAQ
A Scotch Coffee is made with coffee (or sometimes a shot or two of espresso if you prefer something a little stronger) and Scotch Whisky!
There is a slight difference between the two — and not just the spelling! Scotch Whisky is made and bottled entirely in Scotland. Whiskey with an "e" is made everywhere else.
Yes, Scotch is delicious in coffee! If you're a coffee lover who also enjoys a nice glass of Scotch, you'll love the two ingredients together!
When you combine coffee and whiskey, you end up with an Irish Coffee!
Yes! Scotch and coffee are a delicious combination!
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📖 Recipe
Scotch Coffee - The Perfect Brunch Beverage
Equipment
- Measuring Tools
- Coffee Machine or French Press
- Serving Glasses
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoon Brown Sugar, divided
- 8 tablespoon Scotch Whisky, divided
- 2 cups Coffee strong, hot, freshly brewed
- 1 cups Irish cream whipped cream or
Instructions
- Add 4 teaspoon Brown Sugar, divided to two serving glasses.4 teaspoon Brown Sugar, divided
- Drizzle each glass with 8 tablespoon Scotch Whisky, divided.8 tablespoon Scotch Whisky, divided
- Brew a strong, hot coffee in your coffee maker or French Press
- Once your coffee is ready, divide 2 cups Coffee into two glasses.2 cups Coffee
- Garnish your Scotch coffee with some sweetened semi-stiff whipped cream (2 cups), or even better, use 1 cups Irish cream whipped cream!1 cups Irish cream whipped cream
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
⛑️ Food Safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
For further information, check Safe Food Handling - FDA.
Andréa Janssen
Yes, one of my favorite coffee deserts. So delicious. Now I can finally prepare this at home.
Stephanie
This Irish Scotch Coffee recipe is just perfect for our next St. Paddy's Day celebration - or maybe a 'just-because' celebration. A great recipe to whip up for brunch with my friends.
Gloria
Sounds like a great drink for watching a movie. Love the fact you can be your own bartender. Saves money making these drinks at home.
Elizabeth
Love the flavor in this, can't wait to keep this in rotation for morning coffee!
Jerika
Wow! would love to try this Scotch coffee recipe and share with my friends.:) I love the 2 ingredients together.