Valerie's Irish Coffee Recipe | Valerie Bertinelli | Food Network

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 shot Irish whiskey
• 2 to 2 1/2 shots hot espresso
• Lemon-Vanilla Whipped Cream, recipe follows
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest