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Espresso Tonic Surfer

Name: Espresso Tonic Surfer
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 120 ml Tonic water; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 30 ml Cold espresso coffee

(alcohol-free*)

Difford’s Guide

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Serves:

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Ingredients
4 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water (chilled)
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 fl oz	Espresso coffee (cold/chilled)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of long lemon zest twist.

Method

PULL a shot of espresso and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
POUR tonic water and then sugar syrup into chilled glass.
FILL glass with ice.
FLOAT espresso coffee.

Garnish

EXPRESS a lemon zest over each cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Espresso Tonic Surfer contains 76 calories

*Alcohol-free: This recipe contains a maximum of 0.5% alc/vol.

Alcohol content:

0 standard drinks
0% alc./vol. (0° proof)
0 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a 2024 recipe by the folk at Three Cents.

Review

An espresso and tonic for those days when a simple espresso is just not invigorating or refreshing enough.

Variations/similar cocktails

With lemon oleo-saccharum in place of sugar syrup.

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Comments & Discussion

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Gary Young 1y

Was checking out this recipe and noticed that you have mentioned tonic twice. Should it say float espresso ?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Yes! Many thanks for bringing to my attention. Now corrected.

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