Description
Let’s talk about how to make the best espresso martini at home! This easy 5-minute espresso martini recipe is a bold and sweet coffee cocktail with a foamy top that is a total crowd pleaser! It’s the perfect after dinner drink made with a few simple ingredients (can be made with either instant coffee or espresso!) and garnished with coffee beans. Creamy, extra-easy, and dairy free!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 ounces vodka
- 1 1/2 ounces Kahlua or another coffee liqueur
- 1 1/2 ounces hot espresso, strong coffee, or prepared instant coffee
- Three coffee beans to garnish
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients. Prepare your espresso or coffee, measure out the vodka and kahlua, and add plenty of ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Add ingredients to cocktail shaker. Pour vodka, kahlua, and hot espresso or coffee over the ice in your cocktail shaker, making sure to add the hot espresso last so the ice doesn’t immediately melt.
- Shake it up! Seal the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds. Properly aerating the cocktail is what helps build the foam on your finished drink, so use some muscle power!
- Strain and serve. Strain into a glass (chilled if you’re fancy), garnish with coffee beans, and enjoy!
- If making 2 cocktails at a time divide about half of the cocktail into each glass and then finish them both with what remains, as most of the foam will pour out last.
Notes
The classic garnish on an espresso martini is three coffee beans. It is said that they represent health, wealth, and happiness!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: cocktail
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Coffee