Name: Irish Espresso Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Irish cream liqueur; 30 ml Vanilla vodka; 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Irish Espresso Martini
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Irish cream liqueur
1 oz	Absolut Vanilia Vodka
1 oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare coffee beans for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans floated in a petal formation in the centre of the cocktail's foamy head.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Irish cream liqueur - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Richly flavoured with a pleasantly bitter finish.

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History:

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Nutrition:

One serving of Irish Espresso Martini contains 242 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
12.45% alc./vol. (12.45° proof)
14 grams of pure alcohol

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Alexander Timofeyev

29th June at 16:16

I make mine less sweet and more Irish as an equal parts cocktail with Irish whiskey and coffee liqueur:

1 oz Irish whiskey
1 oz coffee liqueur
1 oz Irish cream
1 oz espresso

You can also try blanco or reposado tequila and light or dark rum in place of the whiskey for interesting variations.

Jesper Rasmussen

10th January at 18:13

This was so sweet! Amazing for a dessert.

Robert Louwen

21st August 2023 at 21:17

First of all, I like espresso, I really like espresso !
So tonight I decided to make the Irish espresso martine with a double shot of espresso.
For me it is much better than with one shot

Bobb Revels

20th June 2023 at 19:31

I am going to make this for my wife.

Paloma Difford

21st June 2023 at 08:13

Hi Bobb, hopefully the verdict was 'delicious'?!

Julie Budge

26th October 2022 at 12:11

Love this twist on the popular Espresso Martini. At the end of the night, this is subtle, smooth and not such a smack in the face as some can be. Beautifully subtle and elegant.