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Caffietini (Martini with coffee vodka)
Ingredients
- 2oz Coffee vodka
- 1/2oz Rosso (red) vermouth
To make coffee vodka
- Bottle of vodka, 700ml (cheap stuff is fine for this)
- 1 Tablespoon of white sugar
- 1/4 Cup roasted coffee beans
Instructions
To Make Caffietini- Add vermouth to chilled martini glass and swirl to coat.
- Add coffe vodka vodka.
- Garnish with a whole bean or two.
To Make Coffee Vodka
- Have a shot or two. To make room for the beans.
- Crack beans between two tablespoons. Don't crush to smithereens, just enough to open them up so the vodka can steal it's flavour.
- Put beans & sugar into the vodka.
- Shake up and leave sit for 2-3 hours, occasionally shaking.
- Using a funnel and coffee filter paper, filter out the beans. If you leave them in too long you'll risk turning the vodka into a bitter mess.
- Store in freezer.
NOTES
- I know there's a whole load of vermouth in here vs the classic Martini, but the red vermouth really works with the slight bitterness of the coffee vodka.
- You can shake your vodka over ice or stir it if you want, but you'll get a watery cocktail. I keep my vodkas in the freezer for a straight up cold one.
- The sugar is important in the recipe - it gives the oils in the coffee beans something to bond to when the vodka dissolves them out.