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Break a Classic

Espresso Martini

Wakes you up and lays you down. The modern classic, broken.

Vodka (or rum, mezcal…) · Espresso · Coffee liqueur (or PX, amaro, cacao) · A touch of sweet · Foam and 3 beans

The Espresso Martini is the modern classic: vodka, coffee, coffee liqueur and a touch of sweet, shaken to a foam. A template with four levers — spirit, coffee, liqueur/sweet and bitter — begging to be broken.

Change the spirit (rum, mezcal), the coffee (cold brew, tonic), the liqueur (PX, amaro, cacao), or clarify it. Each change, a direction.

The mother ingredient: the coffee and the foam. Ten directions come from there.

Method

The mould: 45 vodka · 25 espresso · 15 coffee liqueur · 5 syrup. Hard shake, double-strain, foam and three beans. Each direction changes one piece and rebalances.

The coffee and the foam. Change the spirit, the liqueur or the technique — and a break is born.

Espresso Martini — The AgedEspresso Martini — The HorchataEspresso Martini — The ClarifiedBreak a Classic — make your twist
Espresso Martini — The MezcalEspresso Martini — The TonicEspresso Martini — The MatchaBreak a Classic — make your twist
Espresso Martini — The PXEspresso Martini — The SaltedBreak a Classic — make your twistBreak a Classic — make your twist
Espresso Martini — The MochaEspresso Martini — The AmaroBreak a Classic — make your twistBreak a Classic — make your twist
Break a Classic

The directions

One constraint, several exits

  • Espresso Martini — The Aged
    Direction 1

    The Aged

    Break the spirit: aged rum (or reposado tequila).

    45 aged rum · 25 espresso · 15 coffee liqueur · 5 syrup. Foam, 3 beans.

    Warmer, after-dinner.

  • Espresso Martini — The Mezcal
    Direction 2

    The Mezcal

    Break the spirit toward smoke: mezcal.

    40 mezcal · 25 espresso · 15 coffee liqueur · 5 agave. Foam, bean.

    Smoky and grown-up.

  • Espresso Martini — The PX
    Direction 3

    The PX

    Break the liqueur: Pedro Ximénez instead of coffee liqueur.

    45 vodka · 25 espresso · 20 Pedro Ximénez. Foam, 3 beans.

    Raisin and fig. Indulgent.

  • Espresso Martini — The Mocha
    Direction 4

    The Mocha

    Break the sweet toward cacao: crème de cacao.

    45 vodka · 25 espresso · 15 coffee liqueur · 10 crème de cacao. Grated cacao.

    Chocolate and coffee. Dessert.

  • Espresso Martini — The Horchata
    Direction 5

    The Horchata

    Break the texture: horchata and cinnamon.

    40 rum · 25 espresso · 40 horchata · 10 coffee liqueur. Cinnamon.

    Creamy and spiced. Dairy-free.

  • Espresso Martini — The Tonic
    Direction 6

    The Tonic

    Break the format: espresso tonic, long and low.

    30 coffee liqueur · 25 espresso · top with tonic, lots of ice. Orange peel.

    Refreshing, afternoon. Low-ABV.

  • Espresso Martini — The Salted
    Direction 7

    The Salted

    Break the sweet: salted caramel.

    45 vodka · 25 espresso · 20 salted caramel. A flake of salt.

    Sweet-salty. Addictive.

  • Espresso Martini — The Amaro
    Direction 8

    The Amaro

    Break the liqueur: amaro instead of coffee liqueur.

    40 vodka · 25 espresso · 20 amaro (Averna) · 5 syrup. Orange peel.

    Bitter and complex. For the initiated.

  • Espresso Martini — The Clarified
    Direction 9

    The Clarified

    Break the body: clarified, clear and foamless.

    Vodka, espresso, coffee liqueur and syrup milk-clarified. Up, no ice. A bean.

    Crystalline coffee. The competition piece.

  • Espresso Martini — The Matcha
    Direction 10

    The Matcha

    Break the coffee: matcha instead of espresso.

    45 vodka · 25 whisked matcha · 15 white cacao liqueur · 5 syrup. Green foam.

    The green, umami counterpoint.

  • Your twist