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Tia Maria Recipe

Name: Olive Tree Restaurant Bedfords TIA MARIA Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Tia Maria (coffee liqueur); 1.5 oz Vodka; 1 oz Freshly brewed espresso (or strong coffee), cooled; 0.25 oz Simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water) or to taste; 6 pieces Ice cubes; 3 pieces Coffee beans (garnish); 0.75 oz Heavy cream (lightly whipped) or half-and-half

Inspired by Olive Tree Restaurant Bedford

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

1 1/2 oz Tia Maria (coffee liqueur)1 1/2 oz Vodka1 oz Freshly brewed espresso (or strong coffee), cooled1/4 oz Simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water) or to taste6 pieces Ice cubes3 pieces Coffee beans (garnish)

Optional Creamy Variation

3/4 oz Heavy cream (lightly whipped) or half-and-half

Method

Cocktail

Chill glass

Place a coupe or old-fashioned glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the drink to chill it.

Combine ingredients

Add the Tia Maria, vodka, cooled espresso (or strong coffee), and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker.

Add ice

Fill the shaker with ice cubes so the liquid is well chilled when shaken.

Shake

Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker feels very cold and slightly frosty. This both chills and lightly dilutes the cocktail for balance.

Strain

Discard the ice or water from the chilled glass. Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or old-fashioned glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh strainer (or a single fine strainer) to catch ice shards and coffee crema.

Optional cream float

If using the creamy variation, lightly whip the heavy cream or half-and-half so it's slightly thickened but still pourable. Hold a spoon just above the surface of the cocktail and slowly pour the cream over the back of the spoon so it floats on top in a thin layer.

Garnish and serve

Garnish with three coffee beans placed on the surface (traditionally for health, wealth, and happiness). Serve immediately.