Best Espresso Martini Recipe
Nothing beats an espresso martini that you can enjoy right at home! This easy espresso martini recipe is the best, with tips and tricks along the way to make that restaurant-quality, showstopping frothy finish, and deliciously balanced coffee flavor.
Servings: 1 martini
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker (or mason jar with lid)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- 1 ounce coffee liqueur Baileys, Kahlua or I like 50/50 both
- 1 ounce espresso one shot of espresso
- Handful of ice
- Instant espresso or 3 coffee beans to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Brew your espresso. Set aside.
- To a cocktail shaker, add ice, then coffee liqueur of choice (I like adding a ½ ounce of both Baileys and Kahlua!), vodka, then espresso.
- Shake cocktail vigorously for at least 15 seconds.
- Strain cocktail into a martini glass (or other glass you’d like!), leaving ice in the shaker.
- Garnish with a pinch of instant espresso (my favorite way), or coffee beans.
Video
Notes
- Add ½ ounce simple syrup if you like your martinis extra sweet!
- Garnish your cocktail with a pinch of instant espresso (my favorite way), coffee beans (the classic way), chocolate covered espresso beans, or a dusting of cocoa powder.
- I prefer the instant espresso garnish, so that way you aren’t trying to sip around the coffee beans floating in your martini!
- Shaking your cocktail vigorously will yield that frothy, foamy “head” on your cocktail.
Nutrition
Serving: 1martini | Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 33mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.04mg