How to Make Liqueur Coffee

Coffee liqueur drink (or floater coffee) makes the perfect after-dinner treat for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or New Year's Eve.

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*Post updated December 2025

I used Gran Marnier - other liqueur coffees are as follows:

• Irish coffee - Irish whiskey

• Scottish coffee - Drambuie

• Italian coffee - Grappa or amaretto

• French coffee - Cognac

• Caribbean coffee - Rum (of course)! or Tia Maria

How do you make cream float on top of coffee?

Well, it's actually really easy; follow my recipe for success.

Top tips for success!

• Remember to place a teaspoon in the glass before adding hot water, or it might crack!😐

• Always use double (heavy) cream, not single cream, as it will split.

• Don’t skip the sugar, even if you don’t normally take it in your coffee, because it helps keep the cream from sinking.

• Remember not to stir in the cream, as the whole point is to sip the coffee through the floating cream.

Ingredients

Gather the ingredients and put your kettle on to boil. Have the double cream at the ready and a suitable glass.

Add the instant coffee, demerara sugar, and your preferred liqueur to the glass. Be sure to place a teaspoon inside the glass, as it will prevent it from cracking.

Pour on the water that's just off the boil, leaving enough room to add the cream and give the coffee a good stir.

Remove the teaspoon and, using the back of the teaspoon, hold it so it is just touching the coffee.

Slowly pour the cream over the back of a spoon, allowing it to gently rest on top of the coffee.

Sip the coffee through the cream and enjoy. 😋

Another Christmas drink you might like is Mulled Wine.

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Author: Jan Bennett

How to make Liqueur Coffee

A coffee liqueur drink is a perfect way to finish a good meal.

Prep time: 2 MinCook time: 3 MinTotal time: 5 Min

Ingredients

Per glass - you will need

• 1 heaped tablespoon of instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon of demerara sugar
• 2-4 tablespoons of your chosen liqueur
• Double (heavy) cream - don't use single cream

Instructions

1. Set the kettle to boil, have the double cream ready, and choose a suitable glass. Don’t forget to place a teaspoon in the glass!
2. Add the instant coffee, demerara sugar, and your chosen liqueur. Always keep a teaspoon in your glass, or else it will crack.
3. Pour on the water that's just off the boil, leaving enough room to add the cream and give the coffee a good stir.
4. Remove the teaspoon and, using the back of the teaspoon, hold it so it is just touching the coffee.
5. Slowly pour the cream over the back of a spoon, allowing it to float on top of the coffee.
6. Sip the coffee through the cream and enjoy.

Notes

Top Tips for Success!

*Don't forget to put a spoon in the glass whilst pouring in the hot water or it will crack!

*Always use double (heavy) cream.

*Try not to leave out the sugar, even if you don’t usually have sugar in your coffee since that's what helps to keep the cream from sinking.

*Remember not to stir in the cream as the whole point is to sip the coffee through the floating cream.

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