It's National Irish Coffee Day and here is how the experts make the perfect one

Neven Maguire says brown sugar is key, and Darina Allen likes a single malt whiskey in hers
It's National Irish Coffee Day and here is how the experts make the perfect one

Nothing says welcome home than a perfectly made Irish coffee.

The sugar is important

While the roads diverge among chefs and mixologists as to whether sugar or sugar syrup is required in an Irish coffee, there is one thing that everyone agrees on: brown sugar is the key to a delicious Irish coffee. Neven Maguire, whose recipe is below, says that he has perfected this recipe over a long time, and melts his sugar in a pan before mixing. 

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