Baileys Coffee recipe

Name: Baileys Coffee
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Irish Cream Liqueur; 4 oz Hot Coffee; 0.25 oz Simple Syrup

A simple, creamy coffee drink with Irish cream instead of separate whiskey and cream.

Method: Build · Glass: Irish coffee glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: Modern Classics

Ingredients

1.5 oz Irish Cream Liqueur
4 oz Hot Coffee
0.25 oz Simple Syrup (Optional)

How to make a Baileys Coffee

Warm a heatproof glass.
Add Irish cream and hot coffee.
Sweeten only if needed.
Stir gently and serve.

Garnish

Cocoa powder or grated chocolate.

Pro tip

Add Irish cream after the coffee has stopped boiling; extremely hot coffee can dull its texture.

History of the Baileys Coffee

Irish cream coffee became a popular simplified home-bar riff on Irish Coffee.

Flavour profile

Coffee, Creamy, Sweet, Smooth

Variations

Irish Coffee — Return to Irish whiskey, hot coffee and floating cream
Spanish Coffee — Use rum, coffee liqueur and a caramelized sugar rim
Mexican Coffee — Use tequila and coffee liqueur

Practise making the Baileys Coffee in the free Virtual Bar game.