Ingredients
1.5oz Coffee Whiskey
1.5oz Cold brew coffee
3/4oz Kahlua
1oz Cream
1oz Guinness floater
Optional garnish of chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- Add 1.5 oz of MurLarkey Coffee Whiskey.
- Add 1.5 oz of cold brew coffee.
- Add ¾ oz of Kahlúa.
- Add Cream
- Stir gently to combine and chill.
- Slowly float a layer of Guinness on top by pouring over the back of a bar spoon.
- Optional: garnish with a dusting of chocolate shavings or a few coffee beans.
History
The Happy Irishman is a MurLarkey original inspired by the long tradition of layered Irish drinks. The most famous of those is the Irish Coffee, invented by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes Airport in Ireland in 1943 to warm a group of cold, weary transatlantic passengers — a drink that quickly became a national signature. The Happy Irishman builds on that lineage by floating a layer of Guinness on top of a coffee-and-whiskey base, letting the toasted, malty character of Ireland's most famous stout sit alongside the rich coffee depth underneath — a celebration of Irish drinking tradition in a single, layered glass.
