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Gin Espresso Martini
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Gin Espresso Martini
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| 1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 1 oz | Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot) |
| 2⁄3 oz | Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and 3 coffee beans.
How to make:
- 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.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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.
History:
Others have made it, but this recipe by yours truly in March 2025.
Nutrition:
One serving of Gin Espresso Martini contains 161 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 19.05% alc./vol. (19.05° proof)
- 18.1 grams of pure alcohol
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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.