Brilliant Espresso Martini Food

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Start by making the sugar syrup. Put the caster sugar in a small pan over a medium heat and pour in 50ml water. Stir, and bring to the boil.
• Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Put 2 martini glasses in the fridge to chill.
• Once the sugar syrup is cold, pour 1 tbsp into a cocktail shaker along with a handful of ice, the vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold.
• Strain into the chilled glasses. Garnish each one with coffee beans if you like.

BRILLIANT ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, pour all liquid ingredients.
• Shake until liquors are chilled.
• Strain into a martini glass and garnish with coffee beans.

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the espresso, vodka, and coffee liqueur. Shake for 30 seconds, or until foamy. Strain into a chilled martini glass and decorate with the orange peel. Serve at once.

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• In a martini shaker, add vodka, espresso and Kahlua and fill with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with whipped cream and malted milk balls, if desired.

NEXT LEVEL ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• First, make the coffee vodka. Put the coffee beans in a small glass or jug, then top up with the vodka. Cover and leave to steep at room temperature overnight. The next day, strain into a jug, discarding the coffee beans.
• Pour the coffee vodka into a large cocktail shaker, ideally a Boston-style one. Add the sherry, syrup and espresso.
• Add the ice, then immediately put the shaker together and shake very hard and fast until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Open to check the drink - it should be really foamy. If not, continue shaking and check again (see tip, below).
• Double-strain the cocktail (do this by pouring it through a hawthorne strainer or the built-in strainer, and through a fine sieve) into a chilled coupe or martini glass. Garnish with the extra coffee beans to serve, if you like.

ALLI'S ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill martini glass with ice and water to chill.
• Put 1st 2 ingredients in cocktail shaker, and shake 'til icy!
• Discard ice/water and strain liquor into chilled glass. Drop in 3 coffee beans.

CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Wipe the rim of a chilled, oversized martini glass with lemon wedge.
• Pour sugar and chocolate into a saucer and mix well.
• Dip glass rim in mixture and roll to thoroughly coat rim.
• Over a large handful of ice in a cocktail shaker, pour espresso, vodka, and creme de cacao. Shake until frothy. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish rim with a twist and stand back.

A DIFFERENT ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Shake all ingredients in a shaker of ice.
• Pour into a chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with three floating espresso beans.
• Enjoy! ;).

CHOCOLATEY ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Garnish glass with chocolate syrup and set aside in the freezer.
• Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously.
• Strain into chilled glass.
• Enjoy!