How To Make The Espresso Martini

The drink designed to wake you up, then f*ck you up, the legendary espresso martini. Here I make the original version as well as one that doesn’t require an espresso machine. Buckle up.

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EQUIPMENT

1. Espresso machine

2. Cocktail kit

3. Martini glasses

4. Coupe glasses

5. Strainer

6. Cambro container

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Classic Espresso Martini

• 2oz (60ml) vodka

• 1oz (30ml) espresso

• .5oz (15ml) coffee liqueur (I used Kahlua)

• 1/4oz (7ml) simple syrup

• 3 whole coffee beans

1. Add liquid ingredients to a shaker tin with ice, shake for 15 seconds

2. Strain into a chilled martini glass

3. Garnish with coffee beans

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Espresso Martini w/o the espresso machine

• .75oz (22ml) vodka

• 1oz (30ml) cold brew concentrate

• .75oz (22ml) coffee liqueur (I used Leopold Bros)

1. Add liquid ingredients to a shaker tin with ice, shake for 15 seconds

2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass

3. Garnish with coffee beans

Recipe credit and instructions for cold brew from Jeffrey Morgenthaler