Espresso Martini Recipe
Quicksilver, Montgomery's Nite Owl coffee Liqueur, half and half and cold brew
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Chill glass
Place a martini or coupe glass in the freezer for at least 5 minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to chill it.
- 2
Combine ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 oz Quicksilver (vodka), 1 oz Montgomery's Nite Owl coffee liqueur, 1 oz chilled cold brew, 0.5 oz chilled half-and-half, and 0.25 oz simple syrup. The small amount of simple syrup is optional depending on desired sweetness — adjust to taste.
- 3
Add ice and shake
Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 15–20 seconds. Aim for a very cold, frothy shake to develop a creamy foam from the half-and-half and vigorous aeration.
- 4
Prepare glass
If you chilled the glass with ice water, dump the ice water out now.
- 5
Double strain and serve
Strain the cocktail through a fine mesh strainer (or the shaker’s strainer) into the chilled martini or coupe glass. Double-straining removes small ice shards and yields a smoother texture and cleaner foam.
Garnish
- 6
Gently float 3 whole coffee beans on top of the foam as a classic espresso martini garnish. Serve immediately.