A classic Irish coffee (Irish: Caife Gaelach) consists of hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar, with double cream whipped until it begins to stiffen, floated on top. Irish coffee can be considered to be a variation on the hot toddy.

The original Irish coffee, or so the lore would have it, was invented at Foynes by Mr. Joseph Sheridan, the head chef there. (Foynes was the precursor to Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland). The coffee was conceived as a warmer for trans-Atlantic travelers in the 1940s. [source: wikipedia.org]

A variation of the tom collins using irish whiskey instead of gin. It’s named after the Irish leader of the same name.

Carbomb (also known as “Belfast Carbomb” or “Irish Carbomb”) is a boilermaker made with stout (for example, Guinness), Irish cream (i.e. Bailey’s) and Irish whiskey such as Jameson’s or Tullamore Dew.