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Festive Espresso Martini With Drambuie

Celebrate the season with this winter wonderland version of the classic Espresso Martini. Decorate the rim with sparkles and the foam with a festive snowflake stencil to wow your guests.
Ideally served as an after-dinner treat.
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Servings: 1
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:
  • 25ml Drambuie liqueur
  • 25ml Scotch Whisky
  • 50ml Espresso or strong cold brew coffee, decaffeinated if preferred
  • Lots of ice
Decoration:
  • White edible cake glitter
  • White sugar crystal rocks, crushed
  • Liquid glucose, honey or golden syrup
  • Cocoa powder

Equipment

  • Cocktail Shaker (a jam jar will do if you don't have one)
  • Snowflake stencil

Method
 

Method:
  1. Pour all ingredients over ice into a cocktail shaker or equivalent (a jam jar will do), shake vigorously to create a foam before pouring into a chilled martini glass.
Martini Glass Decoration:
  1. Mix a little of the edible cake glitter with the crushed sugar crystal rocks and place on a small plate. 
    Use your finger to carefully coat the rim with the liquid glucose, honey or golden syrup, then dip the rim of the glass into the sugar.  
    Once you’ve made the cocktail, set a snowflake stencil over the top of the glass and gently dust over the cocoa powder using a small tea strainer.
    Serve immediately.