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Espresso Martini
Likened to a Vodka & Red Bull for the discerning, the caffeine-loaded Espresso Martini consists of generous shots of vodka and espresso with coffee liqueur...
11th April 2021 at 06:23
I don't drink espresso but really wanted to try it with my french press and high quality maragogype coffee.
I poured the hot water on the ground coffee, gave a good stir and scooped a some créma (which is more of a foam here) and put it in the shaker with the coffee. Yes there was ground coffee as well, but it didn't go into the glass because of the strain. The cocktail was surprisingly balanced (no sugar/salt) with a nice layer of créma which held the beans with assurance. A wonderful drink.
I poured the hot water on the ground coffee, gave a good stir and scooped a some créma (which is more of a foam here) and put it in the shaker with the coffee. Yes there was ground coffee as well, but it didn't go into the glass because of the strain. The cocktail was surprisingly balanced (no sugar/salt) with a nice layer of créma which held the beans with assurance. A wonderful drink.
10th April 2021 at 00:34
The video recipe is better than than as posted. Lemon and simple syrup with salt are the bomb.
12th January 2021 at 21:43
Try vannila vodka instead and add 1/2 oz of Baileys with everything as listed..pretty good.i think ill make one tonight!
13th January 2021 at 08:37
Perhaps also try a Mocha Martini with Irish cream liqueur and bourbon.
31st December 2020 at 18:26
The hot coffee worked for me but I could not get the foam top. I note that the video has sugar syrup in the ingredients - is this the ingredient that makes the difference?
7th January 2021 at 18:24
The foam comes from the coffee's crema so should not be related to use or not of sugar syrup. A good hard shake and good quality ice (not watery) is also key.
28th December 2020 at 14:52
ok this didnt work for me as the ice melted too quickly due to the hot espresso and resulted in a rather unpleasant
weak watery concoction
im m going back to cold brew
salt was a nice add though
weak watery concoction
im m going back to cold brew
salt was a nice add though
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
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