How Hard Work Can Lead to the Perfect Irish Coffee with James Goggin, Maverick Drinks

It really was just a coincidence that an Irishman is on our show the week of  St. Patrick’s Day. I promise it wasn’t planned! And what a pleasant coincidence it is to have James Goggin of Maverick Drinks on the show today.Slainte, I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the best in the industry.I actually met James at the Embassy of Ireland almost one year ago and I knew he would make a great guest. He has that wonderful quality of making you feel that you are the only one that he is telling his tales to. A natural bon vivant and born for hospitality, his role as Brand Advocacy Manager for Maverick Drinks, the Craft Spirits distributor, fits like a glove.But let’s start with how he got from a small town in county Carlow to New Zealand and back again.Our Cocktail of the Week is  the Teeling Irish Coffee.Ingredients:40ml Teeling Small Batch120ml Freshly Brewed, Robust Coffee20ml Spiced Stout Syrup*Fresh CreamFreshly Grated Nutmeg  Method:Preheat glass with some warm water and discard. Add the Teeling Whiskey, stout syrup, brewed coffee and stir to combine. Warm a large spoon and gently pour the cream over the back of the spoon and onto the coffee. Garnish with a light dusting of grated nutmeg and enjoy with friends!*Spiced Stout Syrup (makes approx. 1.5L of syrup):   1L Irish Stout (Guinness or similar)1kg Demerara Sugar½ Cup Whole Cloves½ Cup Pimento/Allspice3 Cinnamon Sticks1 Whole Orange Zest2 Inch Fresh Ginger GratedPinch of Salt3 Whole Star Anise Pods  Add all ingredients to a saucepan and bring to the boil, allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve and cheesecloth and bottle. Keeps for 2 weeks refrigerated.Suggested Glassware: Irish Coffee GlassIf this was way too much to comprehend, you know you’ll find this recipe and more St. Patrick’s Day cocktails on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Full Episode Details: http://bit.ly/2H8NbAwAlways remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸