Smoked Cherry Espress

Name: Smoked Cherry Espress
Ingredients: 2 oz Sonoma Cherrywood Rye; 3/4 oz Wild Arbor Cream Liqueur; 1/2 oz Misceo Coffee Liqueur; 1/2 oz Simple Syrup; 1 bar spoon Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Scotch; 2 dash(es) Bittercube Trinity Bitters; 1 ea Cherry Smoke

By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: July 18, 2022

Signatures

Spirit Forward

The Espresso Martini suffers mainly from the inclusion of Vodka over literally anything else. Rum? Better. Gin? Surprisingly delightful. Sonoma’s Cherrywood Rye? Freakin’ inspired. Paired with Wild Arbor, a surprising vegan clear cream liqueur, Misceo’s very fine coffee liqueur, and some amazing Lavazza espresso and you have a damn fine cocktail. I added more complimentary complexity: Bittercube’s Trinity bitters (which include cherry bark), the aroma of smoked cherry wood on the glass and a sli...

Ingredients

2 oz
Sonoma Cherrywood Rye

3/4 oz
Wild Arbor Cream Liqueur

1/2 oz
Misceo Coffee Liqueur

1/2 oz
Simple Syrup

1 bar spoon
Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Scotch

2 dash(es)
Bittercube Trinity Bitters

1 ea
Cherry Smoke

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Smoke a coupe glass with cherry wood smoke. Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Strain back into tin and dry shake. Double strain into a coupe glass. No garnish

Editor's Note

Cherrywood rye and a whisper of Islay scotch transform the standard espresso martini into a complex, smoke-kissed digestif. The double-shake technique ensures a perfect, velvety foam.