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And on the 8th Day, the Lord created Whiskey, that the Irish would not be able to take over the rest of his creation.

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Blend the whipping cream with vanilla to make a cold foam. Easier than fully whipping the cream.

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Has this really been here since yesterday afternoon?

Mrs M has a very nice Irish Coffee recipe (about time to make it too!). It uses a teaspoon, I think it is, of instant Coffee.

And why not Cocktail Hour Noiz, Irish It Up Edition.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Cocktail Hour Noiz, Make it a Double Editiion.

Let my pour you out another Irish, you're looking a bit haggard after Thanksgiving.

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Yes! This is what actual Irish Coffee is. The last time I ordered some in a bar with a twenty something bartender, as all in our town are, he condescendingly insisted this drink meant regular coffee with a dash of Bailey’s Irish Cream. First, I cried, being Irish. Then, being Irish, I screamed. Now I have proof I can wave under their all smug young noses before I try again. Meanwhile, you remind me it’s time to pick up some Jameson’s.

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Similarly, the Lord gave the Scots bagpipes and kilts - so that no one would ever take them seriously, and they could not take over the world. The Welsh got their language - so that no one could understand them, and they could therefore not be able to take over the world.

Then he looked at the English - and realized that these people could actually take over the world.

So the Lord gave them the Irish, the Scots, and the Welsh.

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My avatar was shot sitting on the curb in front of the Buena Vista Cafe on the Hyde Street line.

The Buena Visit serves a few thousand Irish Coffees a day.

http://www.thebuenavista.co...

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Remember it well, from my days in SF.

I miss our old hof brau Brennan's in Berkeley, which served a great Irish Coffee.

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Oh God Yes!!! A gang of us when I worked at APL in Oakland used to hit Brennan's for lunch every now and again.

Had beer with lunch and Irish Coffee for dessert.

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I used to work in Emeryville, and same

I live nearby though so was able to go in when I wanted some roast beast and sports in relative peace

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My avatar was shot Please say "photographed" next time. We live in interesting times.

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And Savoy Truffles, so they'd have to have them all pulled out.

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Someone gave me a buncha soy milk that I'm now using with my coffee. Maybe the vegan Irish coffeers can give it a spin. The Irish would just leave me shitfaced on the floor.

Is there an Irish mocha? I remember sneaking vodka in the cocoa when I was in high school.

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Substitute Irish Mist for the simple brown syrup.

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