Name: Aged Grappa Espresso Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged grappa; 22.5 ml Espresso coffee (hot); 22.5 ml Coffee liqueur; 5 ml Brown sugar syrup; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Aged Grappa Espresso Martini
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Aged grappa
³⁄₄ oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
³⁄₄ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare coffee beans for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
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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Review:

You've almost certainly enjoyed the modern classic that is the Espresso Martini but switch the base spirit from vodka to aged grappa and you've an even more delightful drink. Grappa has a more intense flavour that does more than fortify, it stands up to espresso coffee's robust flavours to emerge triumphant in the finished cocktail.

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Variant:

Grappa Espresso Martini

History:

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Nutrition:

One serving of Aged Grappa Espresso Martini contains 133 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
19.85% alc./vol. (19.85° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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justin elghanian

21st October 2022 at 16:02

Do you prefer this or the unaged grappa version as the ultimate espresso martini?
I cant get the Bepi Tosolinin Grappa can you recommend the closest out of these so I can make this cocktail in the best way:

Nonino Grappa Moscato Monovitigno
Sibona Grappa Riserva Old Barrel Aged Whisky Barrels
Sibona Grappa Riserva Old Barrel Aged Port Barrels
Nonino Grappa Vendemmia
Sibona Grappa di Barbera
Sibona Grappa Classica
Luxardo Grappa Euganea

I appreciate your opinion thank you!

Simon Difford

22nd October 2022 at 10:22

I very much like an unaged grappa Espresso Martini but I think it's even better when made with an aged grappa. I've not made it with the grappas you list but Nonino has a good reputation and I tend to like everything the Luxardo family put their name to.

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