Garnish:
Float 3 coffee beans in the centre of the drink, arranged in a flower petal formation.
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Espresso coffee (freshly made & hot) |
| 2/3 fl oz | Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur |
| 1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
Read about cocktail measures and measuring.
Review:
Vodka and coffee combine in this tasty wake-up call.
Variant:
History:
Created circa 1983 by Dick Bradsell while bartending at the Soho Brasserie on Old Compton Street, London who created his Vodka Espresso for a woman, said to be an "American model," who famously asked for "Something that's gonna wake me up, then fuck me up."
The Vodka Expresso
Dick Bradsell, 2010s
SHAKE
50mls good vodka
12.5mls Kahlua
1 dash of sugar
A shot of extra extra strong espresso coffee.
Shake on ice. Pour all over rocks in a small old fashioned glass.
Two sipper straws (optional).
Over a decade later, this cocktail was tweaked and served straight-up to become the much better-known Espresso Martini and you can read more about both cocktails on our Espresso Martini page.
Nutrition:
One serving of Vodka Espresso contains 189 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 17.47% alc./vol. (34.94° proof)
- 21 grams of pure alcohol
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