Porn Star Martini

ZOOM ON ESPRESSO*

I find it round and explosive: it’s a basket of tangy fruits, barely ripe Bergeron apricot, ultra-juicy Granny Smith apple that tickles the gums, bergamot or blackcurrant juice that makes you shiver. On the palate, an espresso with a generous body and a very intense and tangy profile. The finish is clean and smooth.

I selected the “Oro de Santa Barbara” coffee roasted by L’ARBRE A CAFE. Santa Barbara is one of the most dynamic regions of Honduras located on the border with Guatemala and close to the Caribbean Sea. It is a mountain range – 1500-1800m above sea level, long neglected and yet benefits from ideal climatology for quality coffee growing. Alex Rosales, the producer of Oro coffee in Santa Barbara, takes care of his micro-plots using organic farming and is master of fermentation.

From the queen variety of Honduras, Catuaï known for its yellow and floral fruity profile, this arabica has undergone carbonic fermentation in whole cherries which makes it explosive and of great aromatic richness on the tangy fruit.

The espresso is prepared with the DELONGHI espresso grinder. Here are the settings I recommend:

• Amount of coffee: 5/5
• Grind: 3
• Espresso volume: 3 cl

The glass:
A “martini glass”, that is to say a “V” shaped cocktail glass.

Decoration:
Grate lemon zest and add a nice zest.

TIPS

(1) The more ice cubes you add, the less the ice will melt, the colder your cocktail will be and the less diluted it will be.
(2) We call lost ice the water in the ice cubes which melts on contact with the heat of the material and the ambient temperature. Be careful, not removing it from the shaker will dilute the drink and therefore negatively impact the taste of your cocktail.

VARIANTS

You can replace the lemon and limoncello with passion fruit juice and liqueur and thus season your classic Porn Star Coffee Martini. Also try another tangy fruit such as raspberry or blackcurrant for example.