I'm in London … and I'm freezing. I
am sat wearing leg warmers two tops and a cardigan. I do not do well
in the cold. I'm downing cups of mint tea to try and warm myself from
the inside out.
My brother is at work so coffee is out
of the question.
Coffee is taken very, very seriously in
Jon's apartment.
His carefully selected beans are ground
and mailed to his door each month to unsure he is never without the
latest trend in coffee couture.
I have no idea how to work the coffee
machine. Jon has refused to teach me – I think its a subtle way of
deterring my from pinching his coffee.
It's not a big deal, as living in Dubai
i'm an 'iced Americano kinda girl.' Straight up. No milk. No sugar. I
like it hard core. I've also had the pleasure of trying the most
expensive coffee in the world whilst in Bali. Yes, we are talking
about coffee made from beans that've passed through a small
'cat like' animals intestines. Don't knock, till you've tried it. It's the s**t.
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| Mr Luwak ready to take your order .....bet he won't spell your name wrong on your cup #lookingatyouStarbucks | . |
I've been super busy since the
beginning of the year so hot black coffee has proved necessary to
jump start (and warm) my brain and body. I really should buy stocks in Costa...
The other way I like my coffee is in an
espresso Martini. I'd experienced this cocktail numerous times, but
it wasn't until a party filled week in DXB with Mr B did I become
particularly enamoured to this concoction - You may remember Mr B
from my Abu Dhabi Grand Prix diary. It was his 'go-to
drink' when he felt our party pants were running out of steam – and
it always did the trick. The coffee fix, combined with the vodka shot
and sweetness of the Patron is a winning combination.
Bit of Ol' History
The Espresso Martini was invented in
80's Soho by cocktail legend Dick Bradsell. The story goes, that a
delightful young lady entered his bar and requested he makes her a
drink that 'wakes me up, and then f*** me up'
Touche.
My favourite 'at home recipe' is as
follows:
Ingredients
50 ml Ketel One Vodka
35 ml Cafe Patron
1 shoot of good quality espresso
Ice
Method
Pour the Ketel One Vodka, Cafe Patron
and espresso into a cocktail shaker.
Fill the Martini glass with ice and
leave to chill.
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice, put
lid on, and shake vigorously
Empty the ice out of the Martini glass,
then place the strainer on top of the shaker and pour the 'coffee
vodka goodness' into the glass.
Garnish with three coffee beans.
Welcome to heaven.
EHH
xxx
