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Irish cream, coffee liqueur and vodka blended with vanilla ice cream: a milkshake for grown-ups.
Frozen version
For one serving
Ingredients
- Irish Cream45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
- Vodka45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
- Coffee Liqueur45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
- Ice cream
Vanilla
3 scoops
US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.
Make it
- Put the Irish cream, vodka, coffee liqueur and vanilla ice cream into a blender with about 200 ml of crushed ice.
- Blend until smooth, pour into a hurricane glass and serve with a straw.
Behind the drink
It's usually traced to the Wreck Bar at Rum Point, Grand Cayman: in the 1970s a guest ordered a White Russian, there was no cream, so the bartender used Irish cream.
Recipe reference
Per Difford's frozen recipe; the original's 7 oz scoop of crushed ice is about 200 ml.
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