Espresso Martini
A smooth Espresso Martini built with vodka, coffee liqueur, and Dutch cacao for a rounded coffee-chocolate profile. Lightly sweetened and shaken hard for a dense, velvety foam.
Equipment
- 1 shaker
- 1 Hawthorne strainer
- 1 Jigger
Ingredients
- 30 ml vodka
- 20 ml Herencia de Plata Coffee Liqueur can be substituted with other coffee liqueurs; adjust sugar syrup depending on sweetness
- 10 ml Dutch cacao
- 4 ml semi rich sugar syrup use slightly less than a bar spoon
- 30 ml fresh espresso
- 3 coffee beans garnish
Instructions
- Prepare a fresh espresso and let it sit briefly so it is not boiling hot.
- Add vodka, coffee liqueur, Dutch cacao, sugar syrup, and espresso into a shaker.
- Fill with ice and shake hard until the outside of the shaker begins to frost.
- Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass using a Hawthorne strainer.
- Garnish with three coffee beans.