How to make ...
Espresso Martini
This classic 90’s cocktail is a crowd pleaser and a pick me up that has stayed a popular choice among drinkers since its creation over 20 years ago.
Ingredients
40ml Vodka
25ml Coffee Liqueur
30ml Espresso
10ml Sugar Syrup
Coffee Beans to Garnish
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
160 calories
Allergens:
Contains coffee
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Chill a martini glass/coupette in the freezer or fill it with ice.
Take your Boston glass or small tin and, using your jigger to measure, add the vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso and sugar syrup.
Fill your shaker with cubed ice and seal using your Boston tin or lid, before shaking VERY hard for 15-20 seconds.
Remove your glass from the freezer or empty of ice if necessary and, using your Hawthorne strainer and your fine strainer, double strain the cocktail into your chilled martini glass or coupette.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans arranged in a triangle at the edge of the glass.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Shaker
Jigger/Measure
Hawthorne Strainer
Fine Strainer
Cubed Ice
History
The creation of the Espresso Martini is widely attributed to legenadary bartender Dick Bradsell.
In the early 1980’s Bradsell was working at the Soho Brasserie when a customer asked him to make her a drink that would ‘wake her up and f**k her up’. It’s said that Dick used vodka simply because that was the spirit of choice at the time.
