It is perhaps the case that all too often we focus upon what we should eat for dinner at night and never give thought to how we may relax after it and round our meal off in style with an appropriate beverage. Coffee and tea - or even port! - are widely touted and consumed but this recipe idea is something which is little known outside Scotland. Although Irish coffee has been consumed around the world since its humble beginnings in County Limerick, Gaelic coffee remains largely confined to Scotland.The precise preparation instructions for Gaelic coffee can be found via the link below:
How To Make Gaelic Coffee
There is an amusing story which I often relate with regards to Gaelic coffee. I am not going to name and shame but suffice to say that a number of years ago I ordered a Gaelic coffee in a prominent Perthshire hotel, asking the waiter at the time of ordering whether I had a choice of single malts with which it be prepared. The young man did not know, so hurried off to find out. He returned moments later to apologetically announce that - unfortunately - I did not, as all the Gaelic coffees in the hotel were prepared with the same single malt: Grouse!
For those less familiar with Scotch whisky, much as it can and does provide an excellent drinking experience, The Famous Grouse is a blended whisky, not a single malt...
Although at the time I bit my tongue and said nothing, I am not so sure that I would be so forgiving nor understanding of such an establishment's compromising, penny-pinching techniques at this stage of my life...
Below is an entertaining little video, espousing the traditional Scottish affection for whisky. I have been to Campbeltown Loch many times - but being as greedy as I am, I would prefer that it were Loch Ness or Loch Lomond that consisted of whisky...
Click on the arrow in the centre of the screen to hear Andy Stewart tell the tale:
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