![]() ![]() People’s obsession with espresso martinis has also benefited Kahlúa’s bottom line. It’s a relatively young drink, reportedly invented at a London bar in the 1980s when a model asked for a drink to “wake me up and f–k me up,” inventor and famed bartender Dick Bradsell once said. The espresso martini is a mix of vodka, coffee liqueur and espresso. “The elegance of the espresso martini elevates your cocktail experience at a bar or restaurant, and it also serves as an impressive after-dinner cocktail when entertaining guests at home.”Ģ022 was the year of the espresso martini. “Spirits consumers are drawn to the simplicity and decadence of this cocktail,” she said. Lisa Hawkins, senior vice president for public affairs for the Distilled Spirits Council, told CNN Business that the “convergence of two major US consumer trends: Americans’ affinity for high-end coffee and cocktail culture” explains why it’s having a moment. It’s not just nostalgia espresso martinis’ renaissance. The espresso martini has even displaced the classic Manhattan, a bourbon-based cocktail, in the top 10.ĬGA by NielsenIQ, which tracks cocktails sales at US bars, reported that the margarita remains the country’s top-selling cocktail. The coffee-flavored drink has experienced such a resurgence that it has entered the top 10 list of most ordered cocktails at US bars this year, according to research firm CGA by Nielsen IQ. ![]() ![]() It might be 2022, but people are still ordering espresso martinis like it’s the 90s. ![]()
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