High Wire Recipe

Name: Superfricos HIGH WIRE Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Ketel One Vodka; 1 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur; 0.5 oz Aquavit (preferably caraway-forward); 0.75 oz Cold brew coffee (concentrate or strong cold brew, unsweetened); 0.25 oz Simple syrup (1:1); 0.5 oz Freshly brewed espresso (or strong hot espresso); 1 cup Ice; 3 to taste Coffee beans (garnish)

Inspired by Superfrico

Time8m

Serves1

Espresso Martini Ketel One Vodka, Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, Aquavit, Cold Brew

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

1 1/2 oz Ketel One Vodka1 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur1/2 oz Aquavit (preferably caraway-forward)3/4 oz Cold brew coffee (concentrate or strong cold brew, unsweetened)1/4 oz Simple syrup (1:1)1/2 oz Freshly brewed espresso (or strong hot espresso)1 cup Ice3 to taste Coffee beans (garnish)

Method

Cocktail

Chill glass

Place a coupe or martini glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water to chill while you build the cocktail.

Prepare espresso

Pull a fresh shot of espresso (about 0.5 oz) or prepare very strong hot espresso. Allow it to cool for 20–30 seconds — it should still be warm but not boiling so it can help create a crema when shaken.

Combine ingredients

In a cocktail shaker, add the Ketel One vodka (1.5 oz), Mr Black coffee liqueur (1.0 oz), aquavit (0.5 oz), cold brew (0.75 oz), simple syrup (0.25 oz), and the warm espresso (0.5 oz).

Dry shake (optional, for foam)

If you want extra foamy crema, add a large handful of ice to the shaker and perform a vigorous dry shake for 10 seconds without the ice? (Note: dry shaking typically means without ice; for coffee cocktails, a brief initial shake without ice can help emulsify — alternatively skip this step and go to step below).

Shake with ice

Add enough ice to the shaker so the shaker is about two-thirds full (approximately 1 cup). Shake vigorously for 12–18 seconds until the outside of the shaker is frosty and very cold. This chills the cocktail and creates a silky foam.

Strain

Discard the ice or water from the chilled glass. Double-strain the mixture through a Hawthorne and fine-mesh strainer (or a fine tea strainer) into the chilled coupe or martini glass to remove ice shards and large bubbles, preserving a smooth crema.

Garnish & serve

Garnish with three coffee beans placed on the surface of the crema. Serve immediately.