
Espresso Martini
A modern classic — vodka, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso shaken to a silky foam, deepened with a few dashes of cacao bitters
Ingredients
- 2 dashesPitch Dark Cacao BittersCacao-and-roasted-coffee bitters that pull the drink toward dark chocolate
- 1/2 ozCoffee LiqueurAdds body and sweetness
- 1 ozFresh EspressoHot-pulled and shaken at once — the heat and oils build the foam
- 1 1/2 ozVodkaA clean, neutral vodka
- 1/4 ozSimple SyrupAdjust to the sweetness of your coffee liqueur
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass
Keep it cold until the pour
- Add 1 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz coffee liqueur, 1 oz fresh espresso, 1/4 oz simple syrup and 2 dashes cacao bitters to a shaker
- Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until very cold and frothy
- Double strain into the chilled coupe and let the foam settle
- Float three coffee beans in the centre of the foam