Beverages

Easter-spiced espresso martini

2
Easy

"Get your sugar high (or caffeine fix) with a whisper of spice and a layer of frothy cream courtesy of this espresso martini 2.0" – Jeanne Calitz

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Ingredients

Method
  • 120 g light brown sugar
  • 4 T boiling water
  • 6 T cream
  • 1 T piced syrup
  • salt, a pinch
  • 6 T vodka
  • 4 T coffee liqueur
  • 4 T fresh espresso
  • 2 T spiced syrup

Method

Ingredients

1. Make a spiced simple syrup by dissolving light brown sugar in 4 T boiling water.

2. Steep with whole cinnamon, cardamom and cloves until fragrant. Strain and cool. Beat cream with 1 T spiced syrup and a pinch of salt until light and airy (no peaks!).

3. In a shaker with ice, combine 6 T vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh espresso and spiced syrup.

4. Shake well and strain into two martini glasses. Slowly pour the spiced cream over the back of a teaspoon until it formsa layer on top of the martini. Dust with grated Easter egg chocolate and enjoy. Serves 2

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Bianca Strydom
Food Assistant: Raymand Buitendag

Jeanne Calitz

Recipe by: Jeanne Calitz

Jeanne Calitz is the commercial projects editor at TASTE. She is also a food, travel and arts writer, as well as a seasonal cook.

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