QT Bar Patron Espresso Martini
Photograph: James Ambrose
Photograph: James Ambrose

Vote for the bar making your favourite Patrón XO Café Espresso Martini and win a $200 bar tab

Which of these twists on the classic Espresso Martini takes your fancy?

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If the mere thought of an Espresso Martini makes your heart beat a little faster, then it’s a great time to live in Sydney right now.

For a limited time, a selection of top Sydney bars curated by Patrón are creating special twists on the classic Espresso Martini, using Patrón XO Café. Each of these bars is putting their own expression on the cocktail, and together, they make up the Expresso Society (get it?).

They’re shaking up the classic cocktail in all sorts of delicious ways – Rosie Campbell’s ‘Patroco’ blends Patrón XO Café, chocolate liqueur and homemade toasted coconut syrup and coconut cream to create a tropical holiday in a glass. For a nutty kick, try Café del Mar’s ‘Espresso del Mar’, which adds Frangelico, hazelnut syrup and butterscotch to Patrón XO Café and espresso.

The creativity doesn’t stop there. Bars like Paddington Inn are adding sweetness by throwing burnt marshmallows into the mix, while the clever bartenders at Pitt Street’s Mexican diner Mejico are staying true to their roots by using Peloton Mezcal and agave in their ‘MeXo Espresso’.

The question is: which of these Espresso Martinis do you most want to drink? To win a $200 tab at one of these Sydney bars, tell us which cocktail recipe takes your fancy (the full list is below). Enter by telling us which of these Patrón XO Café Espresso Martinis you'd most like to drink by Tuesday August 22.


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Pick your favourite Espresso Martini

  • Sydney

Opera Bar Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
15ml Amaro Montenegro
30ml Havana 7 rum
10ml Vanilla syrup
60ml Little Drippa espresso
Dash of chocolate bitters

  • Surry Hills

Patroco

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Bati spiced rum
10ml Chocolate liqueur
30ml Espresso
Dash of house-made toasted coconut syrup
Dash coconut cream
Garnish with torched coconut shavings, grated white chocolate and coffee beans

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  • Sydney

QT Signature Espresso Martini

Ingreidents:
20ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Cinnamon infused vodka 
10ml Monin Salted Caramel
30ml Espresso

  • Bondi Beach
The Bucket List Bar and Eatery
The Bucket List Bar and Eatery

Café Caramel

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
15ml Butterscotch schnapps
30ml Vanilla vodka
50ml Fresh espresso
Pinch salt
5ml sugar
Garnish with shaved dark chocolate

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  • Surry Hills

Late Night Pick-Up

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Makers Mark bourbon
Dash of caramel and house-made toffee syrup
30ml Espresso
Garnish with banana and agave-glazed bacon

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  • Manly
Hugos Manly
Hugos Manly

Hugo's Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
45ml Absolut Vanilla
45ml Espresso
10ml Sugar syrup

  • Darling Harbour

Espresso del Mar

Ingredients:
30ml Patrón XO Café
15ml Frangelico
15ml Butterscotch syrup
30ml Espresso
7.5ml Hazelnut syrup

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  • Restaurants
  • Paddington

Coffee Cocktail

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café 
45ml Bacardi Fuego spiced rum
45ml Single O espresso
15ml Salted caramel syrup
Garnish with two burnt marshmallows

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  • The Rocks

Expresso Society Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
10ml Sugar syrup
30ml Grinders Coffee X-Tract
45ml Kraken Spice Rum 

 

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  • Bistros
  • Sydney

Sweet Roasted Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Rye vodka
30ml Espresso infused with vanilla
15ml Egg yolk
Serve in aromatised glass of sweet spices

  • Sydney

XO Express

Ingredients:
30ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Vodka
30ml Espresso
15ml Salted caramel syrup
Pinch of salt
Garnished with house made almond caramel

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  • Cocktail bars
  • Circular Quay

Campfire Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
45ml Patrón XO Café
45ml Espresso
30ml Toasted marshmallow syrup
15ml Kahlua

  • Pubs
  • Surry Hills

Patron Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Absolut vodka
15ml Vanilla syrup
45ml Little Dripper coffee
Garnish with three coffee beans

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  • Cocktail bars
  • Darling Harbour

Acoustic Mist

Ingredients:
15ml Patron XO Café
60ml acoustically infused muscatel rum
5ml Fernet branca  
Patron XO air floated on top
Patron XO fog on side

  • Double Bay

Sheaf Espresso Martini

Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café Dark Cocoa 
45ml Little Drippa cold drip coffee
30ml Absolut vodka 
15ml Vanilla syrup

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