Jalisco Espresso

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1 oz Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
2⁄3 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

A tequila-laced wake-up call.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2005 by Henry Besant and Andres Masso in London and named after the Mexican state where the tequila industry is centred.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Jalisco Espresso contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 18.57% alc./vol. (18.57° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Fernando Yu’s Avatar Fernando Yu
1st May 2022 at 15:00
Nice drink.. Tequila and Coffee is a match made in heaven!
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
3rd October 2021 at 17:41
I agree with the preference for blanco in this (yet to try with that). The reposado gets lost/buried... Dry, roasty, perhaps begging for a tiny touch of sweetness to contrast the lovely saline aftertaste... Maybe the dry, salty character is its charm and purpose. But, regardless, the reposado is stifled.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
3rd October 2021 at 19:12
Agreed! I've changed the recipe above to specify blanco tequila. Many thanks for the feedback.
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17th April 2021 at 19:13
Really lovely variant on an espresso martini but I do think using tequila blanco is preferable to reposado for a more distinctive taste.
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