Clear Espresso Martini - New Technique!

A Clear Espresso Martini made with a new technique! With none of the color and all of the flavor of the classic Espresso Martini, and today I’ll show you how thanks to a technique developed by Rich Woods, aka The Cocktail Guy. All we’ll need is some neutral flavored oil and your favorite coffee to create a Coffee-Washed Vodka, that we can then combine with homemade White Creme de Cacao and Super Foam to create a drink that resembles a White Lady, while having the decadent mouthfeel and rich coffee notes of the Espresso Martini. So pull up a chair and get ready, it’s Cocktail Time!
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0:00 Today on Cocktail Time
0:34 TheClassic Espresso Martini
1:50 Rich Wood’s Coffee Washed Vodka!
3:17 Coffee Oil
4:24 Coffee Oil Washed Vodka
5:44 The Clear Espresso Martini
7:09 Bottom of The Glass - More Coffee Cocktails
7:36 Outro + Recipes
The team behind this video:
Robi Fišer
Sašo Veber
Phantom hand
#cocktailtime #coffee #espressomartini

[@KevinKos]

What cocktail should I make next with this Clear Coffee Vodka 🤔? Cheers! Make simple & delicious White Creme de Cacao 🍫: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qronmqos58sLcsi=-hQwwWjmxzvDBCXn Replace egg whites with Super Foam 🥚: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4jGlICYmtSBbbMsi=ywK-TedeQKu5sTZa If you like what we do, you can also support the channel here: 🎩 Cocktail Time Patreon: www.patreon.com/cocktailtime 🍸 Buy me a Cocktail: www.buymeacoffee.com/kevinkos 👕 Merch: my-store-11171765.creator-spring.com 🛒 My Store: kit.co/KevinKos 🌍 Web Page: www.kevinkos.com/

[@in_sea_we_trust]

clear white russian😂

[@jameshoffmann]

Finally a clear coffee drink I want to taste!

[@KevinKos]

I'd love to make you one, James, but I'm sure you can try it out on your own. Should I provide the grams for all the ingredients? 😉

[@joshuanowland7860]

No waysss

[@cronosmu]

It's happening, boys. Senpai noticed.

[@dacarrico]

Do the collab.... do it meow!

[@TheWhiteDragon3]

After this video, I'm thinking of seeing a recipe on the most effective method of extracting oil-soluble coffee flavors

[@MattCampbellca]

Love the voice effect during the freezer cut. 🎬

[@ryanforsyth5189]

After days to make the coffee oil, I used this technique to make a clear sparking mezcal coffee margarita (that I actually dreamt about once and have been trying to recreate ever since) and its perfect

[@ryanforsyth5189]

Except the name.. The name needs work

[@christinecamley]

This amazing espresso Martini looks spectacular and I can't wait to use this amazing process!! Fabulous video Kevin!! Thanks so much! Love Mr. Black!! 🙂

[@KevinKos]

With pleasure! I am super happy that you like the idea! I was impressed, too, when I saw it on Rich's Instagram page.

[@ChillDrinks]

☕️ This looks super fun and impressive. My mouth is watering

[@robifiser]

That tasted as mind-blowing as it looks! 🤯🔝

[@KevinKos]

🤩 For sure!

[@Buster-Sharp]

I was already watching one of your videos when my notifications told me it's Cocktail Time. ☕ I plan to have some cocktails this evening so I'll probably watch more then, when it's Cocktail Time

[@KevinKos]

Great timing! Enjoy your cocktail evening!

[@thepulgo]

You're an absolute legend. Thanks!!!

[@KevinKos]

Thank you, Daniel! Cheers!

[@MisterFreakingSunshine]

☕ Fun video! I'd love to try making it myself sometime when I'm a little more financially stable!

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

Honestly, amazing stuff. I really want to try this, especially going through the steps of making all the different components myself, like the oil!!! Thanks☕️

[@KevinKos]

Go for it! Cheers!

[@alexramos9953]

☕️ Looks phenomenal! Almost futuristic. Cocktail Time never disappoints.

[@KevinKos]

Thank you, Alex! Cheers!

[@francescochiavetta9357]

Awesome technical extraction..fat technical!! 😉💥

[@DuyTaSama]

Thank for sharing, this very interesting definitely gonna try it

[@KevinKos]

You’re welcome 😊

[@slayerziros6910]

Sei un grande, devo provare assolutamente ❤

[@KevinKos]

cheers!

[@user-uv9zc3wh6z]

☕️ clearly a must try

[@joelmarfori8097]

Thank u for all the effort Mr.kevin kos I hope soon u make an episode creating Ube/purple yam flavored cocktail

[@KevinKos]

thanks for the idea! Cheers!

[@joelmarfori8097]

@@KevinKos 😊🥂

[@chico4ruler619]

I've been trying to get a ube latte martini to work and this just unlocked so much!

[@jesseraybuenrostro6204]

This should be worth the time to make

[@chipsclassiccocktails1458]

☕ another winner!

[@KevinKos]

glad you like it!

[@RolfReibach]

Great twist! Cheers! On the other hand I prefer my EM with Cognac. Anybody else? However, in this episode it makes 100% sense to use vodka!

[@KevinKos]

Thank you! My favorite variation is using tequila, but yes - for the clear version with a coffee infusion vodka makes the most sense and it turned out amazing!

Awesome technique!

[@KevinKos]

🤩🤩

[@NeoPokerOff]

Very good! Thank you 🔥

[@KevinKos]

Glad you like it!

[@tucopacifico]

Nice, cheers! ☕️

[@ibandribew]

I don't think I would enjoy this that much, but it's a super cool use of fat washing! Nice job.

[@renfb]

Amazing experiment ☕

[@KevinKos]

thanks!

[@Joeshy99xD]

Hey Kevin, we love your videos! Thanks to you and the team for the great effort! Since my wife is really into Wildberry Lillet, we were wondering if youve got some kind of elevated style or maybe homemade wildberry lemonade?

[@KevinKos]

You are welcome! Thanks for the idea.

[@CynthiaCloskey]

Cheers! ☕️

[@MaxwellMcAdams]

Kevin - really neat spin on the espresso martini! Do you have any concerns about risk of botulism when it comes to oil infusion?

[@kathyschwartz9612]

☕️ I’m going to try out the super foamer this weekend

[@KevinKos]

Hope you like it!

[@JanPersiel]

☕ nice!

[@PatrickNorris10]

☕️ cheers!

[@mattia_carciola]

I'm not a coffe lover, but I only have issues with the brewed [beverage] and actually love the powder, so I'd give it a shot!

[@KevinKos]

Glad you found an improved way to enjoy coffee! 😂

[@fernandofreire4062]

Wow!

[@AhmadWilliams-dy3uj]

Going start this today

[@KevinKos]

cheers!

[@kuriusly23]

I think i will try this with a Carajillo, my now go to coffee cocktail.

[@KevinKos]

cheers!

[@Regodian]

always sceptical with clear coffee but i think this one is worth a shot ☕

[@KevinKos]

cheers!

[@craigbedwell3853]

☕️🍸I like this

[@MarkHenryWolfshade]

Cheers ☕

[@matthiasdoepner]

☕️ Thanks

[@TheSpiritoftheCocktail]

☕☕ Kevin!!! Great video!!! I love an Espresso Martini, so I bet this was a nice sip!!! CHEERS to you and the gang!!!

[@KevinKos]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@kehindeomosowoeni1348]

Enjoy ☕️

[@naveendurga3893]

☕ Thanks, can't wait to try it. You must have covered this before, but would you mind helping us on alternatives if we don't have sous vide machines at home? TIA!

[@KevinKos]

I'll try to experiment and maybe include it in part 2 of Cocktail Hacks, stay tuned!

[@kevinurwin6633]

☕. Looks fabulous but I don't have a sous vide machine so look forward to the hack for infusing without the machine

[@owenedwards9807]

As long as you have a thermometer you can get similar results with an oven or over the stove 😊

[@kevinurwin6633]

@@owenedwards9807 Thanks Owen, much appreciated

[@romanchaikovskyi2537]

Yummy!

[@KevinKos]

It was!

[@user-lt9nh2hq9b]

Wow！

[@lisandrodominighini4663]

Coffe ❤

[@simongauthier-daviault1048]

You should honestly publish a book if you haven't already. I would buy it

[@KevinKos]

Thank you so much! Super busy at the moment, but I do have a few things in mind for a book! Stay tuned! 😉

[@angelvelasco3372]

Woow! ☕

[@CameroxnWithAnX]

Where was this 3 months ago?? So cool to see clear coffee is a thing now!!!

[@KevinKos]

haha sorry 😅😁

[@petersjoroos]

What about trying to make a clear "Don Juanchos Coffee"? Rum, coffee liquor, espresso, orgeat, cane sugar syrup, triple sec and cacao bitters.

[@cameronwilson-webb9636]

What martini glass do you use for the original espresso martini?

[@umitokut1509]

May i ask why you are using saline solutions for your cocktail? What is the reason?

[@jozsefjonas8637]

Hey Kevin! I have had a spectacular inverted espresso martini riff in the KAA Mixology bar in Budapest called “Sip Happens” (to give credit where credit is due). It was a clarified meczal milk punch but the coffe element was only on top of it, in the form of a coffe-raspberry foam, delicius! How would you go about making this cocktail? There has to be some kind of acidity, like lime juicy in the milk punch clarification process right?

[@KevinKos]

It sounds delicious! I did something similar with an inverted White Russian cocktail or inverted Dominicana. Indeed, in the milk punch process, there has to be something acidic so the curdling process starts.

[@andresrivas3475]

☕️ CHAMP❤

What’s the ABV of the resulting coffee infused Vodka? Since the freezing points of vodka (-23°C) and oil (-17°C) are quite similar it must go up a lot? Would it make sense to use a higher ABV spirit to extract more from the oil or not? ☕️

[@KevinKos]

I thing there is noo need to use higher proof spirit but as you mentioned, you will extract more with using it.

[@josephprabheen9549]

What is the expected yield for the coffee vodka?

[@jessicahowie8789]

Would the clear espresso martini batch well?

[@tonymaldonado1659]

I’m 10000000% doing this Saturday at my cocktail party

[@KevinKos]

hope you guests liked it!

[@tonymaldonado1659]

@@KevinKos They were amazed

[@tonymaldonado1659]

@kevinkos do you think I can do this but with ground espresso beans? Instead of ground coffee?

[@DavidDelgadoDiego]

Can you substitute egg white for the super foamer?

[@KevinKos]

You can, but I would still preffer super foam in here.

[@malcolm4458]

Hi, What did you use to filter the oil washed vodka? Paper towels?

[@KevinKos]

yes, paper towels.

[@malcolm4458]

@@KevinKos thank you

[@ellyam991]

Could this be the secret to entirely an entirely clear Donut Old Fashioned? 🤔

[@KevinKos]

this might me it indeed! I would need to do some testings. Great idea!

[@odnielbrayanmojicarivera3214]

I think i gonna try this at home. But i only have one question. U use 400 ml of Vodka and the oíl cofee, how much u get from this blend?

[@KevinKos]

When fatwashing, you don't really lose much. Maybe you end up with 350 mL, but I don't remember the exact volume.

[@odnielbrayanmojicarivera3214]

@@KevinKos thanks so much. U'r one of my favorites bartenders in the world. A great inspiration to do differents stuff in Colombia.

[@sandrograndi6638]

💩🚬 these emojis are the natural progression. Great video, thanks Kevin

[@bruceharlick3322]

☕ does the grind size matter when preparing the coffee oil?

[@KevinKos]

it might be harder to filter it if the coffee is too fine.

[@bruceharlick3322]

@@KevinKos Thanks!

[@pakhs7466]

☕

[@danielj8310]

Could you - or someone else - tell me the name of the glass you used for the Original Espresso Martini?

[@iankaart]

It’s a martini glass. 🥲

[@danielj8310]

@@iankaart Yes, obviously. And usually, each glass has a name or at least a brand.

[@andresduran8023]

What provides the physiological solution to the cocktail?

[@KevinKos]

Saline solution, or just salt with a little water, does the same in the cocktail as it does it cooking - it makes the flavors pop out a little bit more.

[@infinite_pi]

☕☕

[@CyrusBluebird]

I guess Greg from HTTD will have to address this sooner or later, he had issues with a clear Espresso Martini years ago☕ BTW, due to this week's newsletter I'm obliged to share a very interesting series of young adult male catered comic-books from Japan called "Bartender". The first volume's chapters make clear that the author & artist knew what they were doing when making this serialized story. I'll keep it at that, and it's also a commentary similar to the way expressed in the newsletter, but enough spoilers.

[@KevinKos]

Maybe he will try it out. Thanks!

[@georgerooney7606]

And why not infused vodka with coffee instant?

[@KevinKos]

That would be easier and faster, you're right! But it would add a lot of color to the vodka so it then starts looking more like the classic Espresso Martini! Not that there's anything wrong with that 😉

[@kvarunchowdary]

☕️

[@vanmolov]

🤝☕️

[@HelpmeHealthyou]

Wow, what a hack! My mind is racing on other possible oil washes! ☕️

[@KevinKos]

true!

[@lizcademy4809]

☕☕🍸🍸

[@inthebag84]

Super cool, but way more work than I think I'm going to deal with. 🙂

[@KevinKos]

That's what Cocktail Time is here for! 😉

[@dukes1971]

☕️ Wondering about a clear White Russian now…

[@KevinKos]

You mean a new version? 😎😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/maPYhWh5r72npJosi=tQJI8hGeUW3fySA-

[@YahMum69]

Hit bevvvv

[@KennethJAdams]

Now it's only a matter of time before someone washes bourbon through bacon grease and makes an old fashioned with it 😁☕

[@junniorreyes]

i’ve Done exactly that .🙏🏻

[@TheRealMacSavage]

Same here and it's fantastic!

[@ibandribew]

This happens a lot actually! Also things like marrow

[@adamwilliams1426]

Why even do a clear one?

[@KevinKos]

because it's fun making experiments 😄

[@irashidov]

If extra was a person.

[@ewutermohlen]

If you can't make the coffee vodka yourself, you could also buy the product.

[@KevinKos]

true!

[@herrmitngwehr]

5:58 you mean 1.75oz not 0.75🤫 lil detecitve here😉☕

[@KevinKos]

thank you for pointing this out!

[@emb8642]

Sorry, late to the party! ☕

[@KevinKos]

cheers!

[@Cheskaz]

Algorithm

[@mercer5888]

I think I missed the why part

[@KevinKos]

because it's fun

[@roebucksruin]

It's a cool technique, but I really don't love the oil soluble flavors in coffee... I'd much rather milk wash a pour over. The added whey would also help with foaming.

[@KevinKos]

That's why it's so great that there are so many different techniques for creating amazing cocktails! Check out my Inverted White Russian for another clear coffee drink 😉

[@WillKew]

Though its a good technical exercise, I just dont get it... espresso martinis already look really pretty. Still, great video as always

[@mrbroculha]

I'm a barman in a 5 star hotel, and this is discusting. Oil? Jesus Christ

[@KevinKos]

Sorry to hear that! Enjoy working in a 5 star hotel! Cheers!

[@jeffpowanda8821]

IMO, an Espresso Martini shouldn't look like a Martini. So I don't see the point.

[@phantomhandofcocktailtime6911]

It may not have Espresso in it, but this cocktail is just as fa-brew-lous as the classic 🤩

[@TheSpiritoftheCocktail]

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!! First in!!!

[@AngryCocktails]

That oil infusion really opens the door for some wild experiments ☕

[@KevinKos]

it does! Cheers!

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