Name: Cognac Espresso Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot); 10 ml Coffee liqueur; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Cognac Espresso Martini
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Alto Coupe 18cl

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
¹⁄₃ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of 3 coffee beans.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans floated on the surface to represent health, wealth and happiness.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Cognac adds its distinctive character to the contemporary classic Espresso Martini.

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Variant:

Lazarus

Nutrition:

One serving of Cognac Espresso Martini contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
16.9% alc./vol. (16.9° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

22nd January at 18:30

I'm not intimately attuned to all of your tastes. I like bold, bitter, roasty, etc etc with my coffee Martinis... My recommendation when using Pierre Ferrand and Mr. Black is to reduce the sugar syrup to 7.5 ml. You will thank me.