In some parts of the world they make a very nicely layered Irish Coffee: Simple Syrup on the bottom, a layer of whiskey, a coffee layer, and heavy cream on top. Impressive to see and tasty to drink. But IrishCoffee's not the stated purpose for this toy so I feel a little guilt giving it four stars. Adjust accordingly.Until now I've struggled just to make the common version of Irish Coffee in which whiskey, syrup and coffee are mixed together to make one layer, and the cream forms a second. Just making the cream float (whipped cream is cheating and doesn't taste the same) requires great care, so I had high hopes this gadget would make two layers trivial and four layers do-able.Alas, it didn't even work for the simple two-layer version. The cream really needs to flow onto the liquid from something like a spoon sitting bowl-up in the coffee, but with the tool sitting on the rim of the glass it dripped through the holes with enough force to mix.No applause from the audience, but we did enjoy drinking the failures.Might work fine for beers, of course.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]