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Espresso Martini

Dick Bradsell, London, 1983, for a customer who asked for something to 'wake me up and then mess me up'. Vodka, coffee liqueur and a fresh espresso shaken hard for the crema: bitter, sweet and lively.

Everything is on the shelf.

  1. Add to a shaker

    45 ml90 ml135 ml180 mlVodka— not in stock
    20 ml40 ml60 ml80 mlCoffee liqueur— not in stock
    30 ml60 ml90 ml120 mlEspresso (fresh)— not in stock
    1 ml2 ml3 ml4 mlSalt— not in stock
  2. Shake very hard with cubed ice for 12 seconds to build the foam

  3. Fine strain into a chilled coupe, no ice

  4. Garnish with three coffee beans