Name: Grappa Espresso Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Grappa; 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot); 20 ml Coffee liqueur; 2.5 ml Brown sugar syrup; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Grappa Espresso Martini
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Glass:

Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno
1 oz	Exprè Caffè Italiano (or freshly made hot espresso coffee)
²⁄₃ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

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Cocktail of the day:

23rd November 2025 is National Espresso Day

Review:

Grappa is made to go with espresso coffee and adds its distinctive flavour to this cocktail originally made with vodka.

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Variant:

Aged Grappa Espresso Martini

History:

See the story behind the Espresso Martini.

Nutrition:

One serving of Grappa Espresso Martini contains 122 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.8% alc./vol. (17.8° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

25th June at 01:08

The same recipe as an Espresso Martini (Diffords), but with grappa in place of vodka. A medium dark brown, very cloudy and barely translucent, with a tight, fine tan head that is surprisingly persisitent. Absolutely delicious espresso flavor, moderately sweet. I'll take this over a vodka base espresso martini! I used a ristretto shot to get the 30 ml.

Simon Sedgley

7th April at 16:37

With an Espresso Martini, the almost impossible decision is to go with Cognac or Grappa. This one benefits from a looong shake to get a lovely foamy head.

justin elghanian

3rd November 2022 at 15:03

Would you go for a ristretto concentrated espresso shot or a weaker lungo espresso? Will the grappa still come through with a concentrated espresso shot?