Hot Cross Bun 'Martini'

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Absolut Vanilia Vodka
1⁄3 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
5⁄6 oz Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
1⁄3 oz Monin Cinnamon Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

A vanilla and apple brandy Espresso Martini with a touch of cinnamon spice.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Hot Cross Bun 'Martini' contains 146 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 16.61% alc./vol. (16.61° proof)
  • 14.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
18th April at 18:46
If you're short of cinnamon roll syrup brew the espresso onto s stick of cinnamon and use sugar syrup. Well worth taking the trouble of crossing a couple of flat skewers to get the cross
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David Orme’s Avatar David Orme
30th March 2024 at 16:27
Cracking cocktail well done whoever created this. My wife adores it, I reduced the amount of nutmeg sprinkled on top as it is such a strong flavour
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Tom W’s Avatar Tom W
22nd February 2021 at 14:44
Whoever created this deserves some praise. I avoided the nutmeg - don't like things floating in my drink.
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