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Ireland

One drink is tied to Ireland. The label on each says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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How each drink is tied to Ireland

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Irish CoffeeOriginCreated here
Joe Sheridan, a chef turned bartender from Castlederg, added whiskey to hot coffee for transatlantic flying boat passengers at Foynes in late 1944 or early 1945, calling it Sheridan's Gaelic Coffee. The service moved to Shannon Airport, where travel writer Stanton Delaplane first drank it in 1947. The Brazilian coffee exchange is anecdote; Foynes and Sheridan are documented.
Confidence: highEvidence: diffordsguide.com (opens in a new tab)

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International

Irish Coffee

Hot whiskey coffee under a cold cream float, from the Shannon estuary

A hot drink of Irish whiskey, strong filter coffee and demerara sugar, finished with lightly whipped cream floated over the back of a spoon.

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