Dan demonstrates how to make a complex, flavorful espresso martini with aged rum.
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Martinis have gin NOT rum or vodka. Why are you calling this a martini? It isn't.
My guest thought this was too strong. I loved it! I used the ATK version of coffee liqueur
Can't wait to try this out at our next cocktail party. Thanks Dan!!
with all the love for the current espresso with tonic fad, I wonder how well this recipe could be adapted as a fizz with tonic water instead of club soda or seltzer. It could be an interesting new twist on a fizz, and the only real changes would be adding an egg white and dry shaking with a coil before adding ice, shaking for chill, and then straining into a Collins or highball glass and elongating with some tonic water.
Can't wait to try the recipe but: oh no – never never bang a boston shaker against the counter! bump it with your hand close to where the gap between the glass and the metal shaker begins (where they stop touching). The pint glass will shatter one day if you bang it against the counter and you'll also ruin the cocktail you're making (might know from experience)
wow
Dan, Thank you so much for this ! I have made several for my husband since you introduced this fabulous martini. It has made him sooo much easier to deal with when I can get him a bit , shall we say, laid back. This has saved us a ton of money on counseling.
The pandemic made me learn how to make a margarita at home. The closing of my favorite supper club (yes, I'm a Cheesehead) will make me learn to make an espresso martini. Thank you for this recipe.
Not really an espresso martini is it though…
Thank you American Test Kitchen. Love all your recipes.
Bartenders screaming NOOO when he bangs the shaker on the countertop.
Huge respect from India 🇮🇳 In my country best way to eat complete protein is Rice and Lentils (Red or Brown) and other extra lentils. Food is Medicine and Kitchen is Hospital then you live long.
Love ❤️ espresso Martini 🍸, wow Benedicte still have some for years ago , hope it’s still good . Always shake with 1 hand ✋ 😀
Drink looks great but it's not an espresso martini though is it? There's too many changes to the recipe, significantly changing the character of the drink.
OMG!!! I use the same coffee liqueur!!!
Wow!
Thank you so, so much for dropping the loud background music. My wife and I love your videos and how you present good food. The loud music was pure, trendy distraction.
Again, thank you.
What a wonderful way to extend an espresso! I used Appleton Estate instead of Bacardi, but it was still GREAT.
this is the appletini of the 2020's.
What is the point of referring to coffee liquor, only find cannot read?
Love this!! But this is not an episode of what’s eating Dan 👿
This sounds delicious, but can you really call it a martini when it doesn't contain any martini ingredients?
Okay…no vodka, espresso added, Benedictine and coffee liquor thrown in? Really, the only thing martini about this drink is the glass. Which doesn’t mean I didn’t watch the whole thing twice. Love every Dan video!
What's with the white noise?
This looks good! I think though, I might also try baileys, coffee liqeur and silver rum (cause that's what's at home.)
Shake it Dan. Shake it!
A Martini glass does not a Martini make!
Like a elevated carajillo.
Was going so well until you pulled out the ice. Such poor quality ice it's almost "cracked" ice. Shaking with that will produce a substandard drink.
Dan this drink looks excellent…. But what the heck has it to do with a real martini? Even if you used vodka (or gin) it is still not a martini just because it is served in a “martini glass”. Again, it looks very good but sadly over the years all the wonderful traditional cocktails have been so bastardized they have little in common with their namesake.
Just call this a “rum and espresso” cocktail, or “Rum on the Run” (because of the caffeine keeps you going – get it?).
being buzzed and wanting to poop, not a good mix🥴
🤪👍🏻☕🍸
The way he tried to break the seal by tapping it onto the counter made me cringe. As a bartender, I've always been told to never hit the shaker with a pint glass against the counter in case you hit it too hard or the wrong way and then the glass breaks into the drink.
DONT throw the ice, ……..gimme
yummm. I will take two or ……………………three!
without vodka or gin it's not a martini
Yum
How many times did you wear what you were shaking in the shaker?
I’m impressed!
Way to boycott the Russian vodka
Dan! 😍
Ahhh rum, a welcome twist on a classic!
The most beta title I’ve ever seen.
How is this a martini? No vodka or gin, no vermouth. How to make the best espresso cocktail. What's confusing Dan?
Hi ATK
Greetings from California..
Salutations 😋
I was waiting for "And that's how to make an espresso martini"
My wife injured her wrist as she reached out to accept the drink and banged it in the flat tv screen.
IM SUING YOU DAN SOUZA!!
These videos usually have some kind of background music don’t they? It might be the white noise, but the lack of music and silence at the end was kinda bizarre. On the plus side, I’d smash one of those drinks.
Benedictine! It's wonderful stuff, but you rarely see it mixed. For coffee liquor I prefer Patron XO Cafe. Not syrupy and with a touch of cinnamon and related spice. 🍸
Why the second strainer?
Dan yeah room is perfect the lighting is something I never seen before y’all are the best😉🍾🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🇺🇸🥳🗽🥂😷