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Espresso Martini
Likened to a Vodka & Red Bull for the discerning, this caffeine-loaded cocktail comprises generous slugs of vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Although...
Beverly Stanton
27th December 2020 at 00:18
Made this cocktail exactly as called for. It was delicious. Looking forward to making for family and friends.
31st October 2020 at 14:13
Perfect with an nespresso shot. The crema is key. Will try with a little bit of creme de cacoa or frangelico as variation
11th June 2021 at 11:24
I'm doing it with Frangelico at my working place, the girls love it! Something else that I really like is to use a brandy instead of Vodka and Frangelico instead of Kalua and add a little bit of sugar... But this has became a totally different cocktail, I called it Espresso del Frate
27th October 2020 at 22:21
I added a 1/3 oz dark creme de cocoa for a mocha martini.
27th September 2020 at 19:34
Is there a specific reason why this (excellent) recipe calls for *hot* espresso coffee? One would think it makes sense to let the fresh espresso shot cool down first, to prevent unnecessary dilution. Or is it just for time-saving purposes?
12th April 2022 at 18:13
If you have to use cold espresso, dry shaking helps to revive the crema.
28th September 2020 at 07:39
The reason for using freshly made, so still hot, espresso is that crema froth on the coffee adds body to the cocktail. This cocktail works with cold expresso but not as well.
30th August 2020 at 08:27
Used Vietnamese coffee shot and 1/3 syrup as it was a little bitter for my taste.
10th July 2020 at 19:28
replaced the Coffee Liqueur with a "holiday Gift" of Anise di Cafe but with a strong black coffee - really smooth with the Milk Vodka
10th July 2020 at 17:44
Beautiful - the written recipe rather than the one on the video with extra sugar. The pinch of salt is genius. Thank you!
27th June 2020 at 12:09
Another winning recipe!
Anonymous
21st June 2020 at 16:23
Works nicely with a 30ml shot of Nespresso - it’s the default amount of a ristretto shot if that button appears on your machine.
Anonymous
1st June 2020 at 14:04
Love this drink! ❤??
27th May 2020 at 17:23
Effected by the quality of the coffee that you use. But, Simon's recipe is my favourite iteration of this drink - a wonderful pick me up to take you into the evening, and more tasty than an [*ish] coffee after a fine dinner - delicious!
Anonymous
25th May 2020 at 21:46
Used kahlua. It was fine. Reduce your coffee shot water to approximate two ounces. It was sweet enough with no added sugar.
26th May 2020 at 08:05
I use (as per recipe above) 1oz (30ml) espresso plus crema so not so far off your 2oz.
23rd May 2020 at 20:40
Substituted 1cl of Kahlua with 1cl of simple syrup, the wife liked it.
29th April 2020 at 09:11
This was absolutely delicious and perfect for our "Driveways at Dawn" support for our Anzacs. We might need to make it a tradition every year!