Irish Coffee #3 (Mocktail)

Ingredients

• 4 strips oranges peel
• 4 strips lemons peel
• 16 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 strong brewed black teaswapped — Lapsang souchong for smoky notes
• 3/4 pint strong hot coffee
• 3 tbsp whipped cream

Directions

1. 1

   Stud the strips of orange and lemon peel with 2 cloves each and place them in a frying pan or chafing dish with the stick of cinnamon and th

2. 2

   Place over moderate heat, stirring occationally with a wooden spoon, until the sugar has melted

3. 3

   Pour the irish whiskey into the pan and light a match to the liquid

4. 4

   Be sure to step back since the flame will flare up instantly.) Shake the pan to and fro slowly until the flame dies out

5. 5

   Pour in the hot coffee all at once and let it come to a simmer

6. 6

   Remove from the heat

7. 7

   Rub the cut edge of a strip of lemon peel around the inside of each the irish coffee cup and dip it into a dish of caster sugar so that the

8. 8

   Pour in the coffee, trying not to disturb the sugar