Espresso Martini

Espresso Martini
IBA Official Cocktail
Type Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume
Served Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish

3 Coffee Beans

Standard drinkware
Cocktail glass
IBA specified ingredients*
  • 5 cl Vodka
  • 1 cl Kahlua
  • Sugar syrup (according to individual preference of sweetness)
  • 1 shot strong Espresso
Preparation Pour ingredients into shaker filled with ice, shake vigorously, and strain into chilled martini glass
* Espresso Martini recipe at International Bartenders Association

Espresso Martini is a coffee flavored drink, one of many that are called some form of Martini but is not actually one. It is made with coffee liqueur and vodka.[1]
Espresso Martini is made by mixing Vodka, Kahlua, sugar syrup and Chilled Espresso in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. It is then shaken and strained in a chilled martini glass. It is garnished with coffee beans and served. Chilled espresso adds caffeine to the drink.

There are several claims for the origin of the espresso martini. One of the more common claims is that it was created by Dick Bradsell in 1983 while at the Brasserie Soho[2] in London for a woman who asked for something that would "wake me up, and then fuck me up". According to Dick Bradsell, "The coffee machine at the Soho Brasseries was right next to the station where I served drinks. It was a nightmare, as there were coffee grounds everywhere, so coffee was very much on my mind. And it was all about vodka back then – it was all people were drinking."

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iba-world.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88
  2. ↑ "Espresso Martini". Difford's Guide. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chocolate Heaven". www.imdb.com. imdb. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

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