No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Gin Espresso Martini
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Exprè Caffè Italiano (or freshly made hot Espresso Coffee) |
| 2⁄3 fl oz | Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar Gold Rim Alto Coupe 18cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and 3 coffee beans.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with 3 coffee beans floated in a petal formation in the centre of the cocktail's foamy head.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Gin Espresso Martini contains 170 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 19.05% alc./vol. (38.11° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
History
Others have made it, but this recipe by yours truly in March 2025.
Review
This gin-based Espresso Martini works with dry gin but makes a more austere cocktail. Old tom gin sits more harmoniously with the coffee. Depending on personal taste, you may want to add a half to a full barspoon of sugar syrup (2:1) to this recipe.
$2.46 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion
Still... It needs something. Perhaps a bit more body?
It's probably the dry gin, as you say, but I wonder if the Plymouth would meld better with the more-complex Galliano Espresso than the Tia Maria, which is a little thin.