What does making your cofee "Irish" mean?

Answer 1

Irish Coffee is coffee flavored with Irish whiskey and topped with thick cream.

Here's some great Irish coffee web sites to educate you all about how many different kinds there are:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=TSHA,TSHA:2005-32,TSHA:en&pwst=1&defl=en&q=define:Irish+coffee&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

http://www.thebuenavista.com/irishcoffee.html

http://fani.nippu.net/irishcoffee/

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/04/irish/

Answer 2

Irish Coffee is what that means. It's an after dinner drink that they add alcohol to your coffee. Irish coffee is made with Irish whiskey.
There are several other recipes with alternative alcohols.

Irish Coffee
Ingredients
1 Measure (3 cl) of Irish Whiskey
1 teaspoon of raw sugar
1 heaped desert spoon of whipped cream
Hot strong coffee to fill the glass

Pre-warm a stemmed glass. Add the whiskey.
Add the sugar and stir in the coffee.
Float the whipped cream on top.
Drink the coffee through the cream (ie do not stir after adding the cream).

Answer 3

An Irish Coffee consists of hot coffee, Irish whiskey with whip cream and nutmeg sprinkled on top.

Answer 4

an IRISH coffee is a large cup of coffee with a shot of IRISH WHISKEY in it. Some people make the mistake that irish coffee is made with bailey's irish cream, but technically that is incorrect.

Answer 5

It means putting Irish Whisky in your coffee. The famous brand is John Jameson.

Answer 6

It's using baileys Irish cream, Instead of milk or coffee creamer.

Answer 7

Irish coffee is when you add whiskey and creme de'mint.

Answer 8

Adding alcohol, usually whiskey.

Answer 9

putting some good ol spirits in it

Answer 10

shot of baleys and kahuna