Vanilla Espresso Martini
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Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Vanilla vodka
1 oz Espresso coffee (hot)
2/3 oz Coffee liqueur
1/6 oz Vanilla sugar syrup
2 drop Saline solution 4:1
How to make
Serve in a martini glass
Method
- 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of float 3 coffee beans (and if feeling extravagant, also half, or even a full vanilla bean).
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
17.6% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 194 calories
History
This variation on Dick Bradsell's original Espresso Martini is for those who opt for a splash of flavoured syrup at the coffee shop; the range of flavoured vodkas and sugar syrups available means that vanilla is not the only option.
The origin story of the Espresso Martini can be found here.