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Miss Elena

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (25)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
3⁄4 fl oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
1⁄4 fl oz Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of edible flower.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with edible flower.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Miss Elena contains 236 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 24.21% alc./vol. (48.42° proof)
  • 24.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Beau Bradley, head bartender at Undercote beneath the Michelin-starred Cote restaurant in New York City, USA.

Review

An amaro and Pedro Ximénez sherry influenced riff on Dick Bradsell's classic Espresso Martini.

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Comments & Discussion

Justin Bukowski
Echoing others that this is coffee forward. I used New Liberty Coffee Liqueur, and subbed the sherry with La Cordobesa, a Montilla from Cruz Conde which seemed to be close enough... The result was pretty much a coffee cocktail, one note and no complexity. Balanced in sweetness and bitterness, but lacking in depth. I may try subbing the vodka with rum, or???
score: 1
Matt Premium Member
As Genovese notes below - the flavor is strongly influenced by the coffee liqueur you use. I strongly recommend a drier liqueur - I don't have Galliano. I made several versions - Borghetti (great flavor, IMO), Mr. Black, and Mr. Black (and excluding the Nonino and PX). I found the Borghetti too sweet, and the PX and Nonino are lost. But the Mr. Black w/o the PX and Nonino falls flat - using Mr. Black as a sub for the Galliano worked great. Highly recommended.
score: 2
Peter M Premium Member
I enjoyed this with Galliano, but it was a bit sweet. I'm curious to try this with Mr Black to see if it brings a better balance...
score: 0
Ian Fenton
I went off on one of my usual tangents and used white rum and a long-neglected bottle of Kahlua, amaro Montenegro and PX; no sugar syrup. With this particular mix it was very nice but bordering on sickly; the sugar syrup would’ve pushed it way over the edge, and I can’t see that the original would be much better in this regard. Next time I will try it with homemade coffee liqueur (with substantially less sugar than Kahlua).
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Kalhua is indeed sweet. If showing in this recipe then you must have added to Your Ingredients as we default to Galliano Espresso liqueur which is much dryer.
score: 0
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Basically an extension an accentuation of whichever coffee liqueur you choose to use. I had Kahlua, but I would imagine most brands of coffee liqueur would result in a similar opinion for me... This makes me want to get a bottle of Mr. Black again. I've only had one. (9 Jul 2022, 3:41p)
score: 1

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