Name: Shamrock Express
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot); 22.5 ml Butterscotch liqueur; 30 ml Vodka; 30 ml Irish cream liqueur; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

None

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
3/4 fl oz	Butterscotch liqueur
1 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 fl oz	Irish cream liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Irish cream liqueur – Dairy

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Review:

Creamy coffee with the sweetness of butterscotch.

History:

Created in 1999 by Greg Pearson at Mystique, Manchester, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Shamrock Express contains 251 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
11.76% alc./vol. (23.52° proof)
15.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Shamrock Express

Serve in an

Garnish: