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
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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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
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
QT Signature Espresso Martini
Ingreidents:
20ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Cinnamon infused vodka
10ml Monin Salted Caramel
30ml Espresso
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
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
MeXo Espresso
Ingredients:
20ml Patrón XO Café
20ml Peloton mezcal
28ml Espresso
10ml Agave syrup
10ml Vanilla sugar syrup
Hugo's Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
45ml Absolut Vanilla
45ml Espresso
10ml Sugar syrup
Espresso del Mar
Ingredients:
30ml Patrón XO Café
15ml Frangelico
15ml Butterscotch syrup
30ml Espresso
7.5ml Hazelnut syrup
Premium Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Ketel One
30ml Fresh espresso
Dash of walnut-infused maple syrup
Dash of chocolate bitters
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
Expresso Society Martini
Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
10ml Sugar syrup
30ml Grinders Coffee X-Tract
45ml Kraken Spice Rum
Expresso Society Martini
Ingredients:
40ml Patrón XO Café
20ml Kahlua
10ml Vanilla syrup
30ml Espresso
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
XO Express
Ingredients:
30ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Vodka
30ml Espresso
15ml Salted caramel syrup
Pinch of salt
Garnished with house made almond caramel
Campfire Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
45ml Patrón XO Café
45ml Espresso
30ml Toasted marshmallow syrup
15ml Kahlua
Patron Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
15ml Patrón XO Café
30ml Absolut vodka
15ml Vanilla syrup
45ml Little Dripper coffee
Garnish with three coffee beans
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
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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