1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1 oz Espresso
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3 Coffee bean (garnish)
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a shaker and fill with ice. Shake until chilled and foamy; strain into chilled glass and garnish.

Notes

Recipes vary on the amount of vodka (anywhere from 1oz to 2oz).

History

Created at Fred's Club, London as a drink called a "Vodka Espresso".

Cocktail summary
Created by
Dick Bradsell
Year
1980s
Is an
authentic recipe
Curator
2 stars
Average
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
YieldsDrink
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Comments

Curated this: removed history to avoid copyright. As a note, we typically frown on X Martinis and they usually stay unpublished. But given the creator of the drink and the efforts underway at the time to simplify and innovate the lackluster cocktail scene, I feel it's an important part of pre-Renaissance cocktail history. Thanks,  Zachary



Horatio: O day and night, but this espresso martini is wondrous strange! 

Hamlet: And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in London bars, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.