Sweet Irish Coffee, Yes Please!

A Travel Guide to Uganda by Timothy Ijala

Having looked over the drink menu that was handed to me at SoHo Cafe and Grill on Yusuf Lule road in Kampala and with the encouragement of the Manager I opted for the Sweet Irish Coffee drink.
As the name suggests the drink is made of coffee, ice cream and sugar. But wait, yes there is the word Irish which comes from the Irish whisky which is part of the "ingredients" that make up the drink. And yes it is real whisky.
After being assured that the drink will take five minutes to make and being skeptical about the timing (it would not be the first time I had been disappointed though never yet at this cafe) I sat down to wait for my drink.
True to the waiter's word, my drink was sitting in front of me five minutes later with a teaspoon to go with it. Having never had this drink before but knowing that a teaspoon is for stirring, I proceeded to stir the drink with the cream sitting on top of the cup and the hot brown sweet liquid below. And yes was it sweet! Before long I had no doubt that there was some whisky present in the drink though no one else noticed.
I would recommend Sweet Irish Coffee on a cold rainy day or if you have just eaten a hearty meal. But stay away from it on an empty stomach in the middle of a hot day. Well that is what I would recommend anyway.

Factfile
SoHo Cafe and Grill is one of the new cafes in Kampala city. It can be found on the second floor of Course View Towers on Yusuf Lule road next to the Irish embassey. The main speciality is coffee though lunch and dinner is also available. Like many restaurants in Kampala international cuisine is also available including Steak Melt sandwich,Tuna Melt sandwich and Mexican beef. The food price range is from 10,000 to 25000 Uganda shillings. Their website is www.sohocafe.co.ug

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