Espresso martini

[Mobile Chicane]

Another use for my fantastic Nespresso machine, which arrived this morning.

From memory the ingredients are vanilla vodka, Kahlua and espresso, but I can't remember the proportions.

Anyone know? I hope so, else it's going to be a very drunken evening experimenting!

[paulmurr]

I've not had one made like that, but while in New York I had an espresso martini but it was made with Van Gogh double espresso vodka which is lush

[Anna_S]

Equal parts of all of the above?

[Chuffer]

I don't know the recipe sorry! but it sounds

I think I need to start avoiding this section of the forum.

[nickpa1]

more vodka than the others ( try 2:1 as a start) but just have fun experimenting with different measures!

[Zen.]

1 oz cold espresso
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
1 oz white creme de cacao

Shaken with ice then strained for me.

[Mobile Chicane]

The creme de cacao is the difficult bit, since it's hard to get hold of here (I live in the sticks) and I decided I wanted espresso martinis tonight.

I have some guinea pigs coming over to assist and I'm sure that between us we'll crack it.

[Zen.]

Mobile Chicane said:

The creme de cacao is the difficult bit, since it's hard to get hold of here (I live in the sticks) and I decided I wanted espresso martinis tonight.

I have some guinea pigs coming over to assist and I'm sure that between us we'll crack it.

I wonder if you make your own? No good for tonight but might worth a try for future use.

Found this no idea if it's any good http://www.danielharan.com/2009/03/02/how-to-infus...

[Rob_R]

What ingredients do you have available to you? Do you a cocktail shaker?

[Mobile Chicane]

I think I've cracked it:

1 part espresso (the Nespresso ristretto capsules have a good bitterness and depth of flavour)
2 parts vanilla Stolichnaya
slightly less than 1 part Kahlua

[Chuffer]

Mobile Chicane said:

I think I've cracked it:

1 part espresso (the Nespresso ristretto capsules have a good bitterness and depth of flavour)
2 parts vanilla Stolichnaya
slightly less than 1 part Kahlua

Testing... testing... Are you there MC? Cracked it at 16.49... so just how many did it take to perfect your recipe?

[Mobile Chicane]

Chuffer said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I think I've cracked it:

1 part espresso (the Nespresso ristretto capsules have a good bitterness and depth of flavour)
2 parts vanilla Stolichnaya
slightly less than 1 part Kahlua

Testing... testing... Are you there MC? Cracked it at 16.49... so just how many did it take to perfect your recipe?

Mmmm... took a 'few' goes.

[Rob_R]

Try putting some sugar in there with it. See if you can shake the mixture as vigourously as you can, this will encourage a crema to form on top. If you can, try putting some Frangelico in there as well just to add another flavour note.

[thebraketester]

Fred Bump...

anyone put egg whites in theirs?

[jep]

Egg whites? No, never tried that.... I have used Baileys as an alternative to the Creme de cacao, which makes for an acceptable substitute!

My preferred measures are:

- 1.5 vodka
- 1.5 Kailua
- 1 creme de cacao
- 1 espresso shot.

Doubling up on the vodka/Kailua proportions (2/2/1/1) made for a slightly less sweet (but potent!) drink

[anonymous-user]

Switching the vodka for tequila is rather nice as well.

[C0ffin D0dger]

From the cocktail makers bible: http://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/725/...

[HotJambalaya]

I wish some berk hadn't bumped this. It put it in my mind, and after a few beers tried to make one with the ingredients I had to hand.

Vodka, vanilla essence, some nespresso pods, agarve syrup and a bottle of out of date amarula....

It didnt taste tooooo bad, as long as you could ignore the curdled amarula cheese floating about on top....

[Crombers]

I lost a few boxes of Ristretto to this experiment over Christmas.

1 shot nespresso
50ml Vodka
25ml Kahlua

A dash of sugar syrup to sweeten (equal measures sugar and water dissolved in a saucepan and chilled)

Shaken hard with a load of ice.

I'll try again with vanilla vodka once I'm back on the sauce!

[Mobile Chicane]

I'm thinking that Nespresso cioccolato would work with Bailey's chocolate luxe