Recipe

• 6 parts vodka

• 3 parts espresso coffee

• 3 parts coffee liqueur

• 1 part sugar syrup

Shake thoroughly with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Add three coffee beans on top of the foam for decoration.

I can see why these are getting so popular! It's sweet and easy to drink, but rich and strong and unflinchingly coffeeish. I used Kahlua, which I've never had in anything else. The only thing that'll stop me making more is a lack of espresso – I had to get mine at work and bring it back in a plastic bottle!