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Vanilla Espresso Martini

After dinner/digestif · Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary)

4.2 23 ratings

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. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of float 3 coffee beans (and if feeling extravagant, also half, or even a full vanilla bean).
  3. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour profile

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.