Espresso Martini - Redpath Sugar Ltd.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (24 g) whole espresso beans
• 1 cup (250 ml) water
• 1 cup (217 g) Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar, packed
• 3 pcs (6 g) lemon zest, wide strips
• ½ tsp (3 g) salt
• ¼ cup + 3 tbsp (3½ shots / 108 ml) vodka
• ¼ cup (2 shots / 63 ml) espresso, chilled
• 2 tbsp (1 shot / 30 ml) espresso simple syrup (recipe above), chilled
• 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (½ shot + 1 tsp / 20 ml) coffee liqueur
• 6 espresso beans