Super Foamy Italian Shakerato Iced Coffee
It's the Italian version of an iced coffee. A caffè shakerato is a fluffy, foam topped, slightly sweet cold espresso drink. And it's the summer coffee drink you'll want to drink non-stop.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 10 ice cubes
- 2 oz. simple syrup ( made from cooking equal parts sugar and water)
- sprinkle of sea salt
- 3 oz. hot espresso
- turbinado sugar or demerara sugar; any big crystal brown sugar
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.10 ice cubes
- Pour in 2 oz simple syrup over the ice and sprinkle over some sea salt.2 oz. simple syrup, sprinkle of sea salt
- Follow with the hot espresso and close the shaker. Shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds (set a timer...it's longer than you think).3 oz. hot espresso
- Strain into a martini or coupe glass and enjoy the creamy foam! Garnish with turbinado sugar.turbinado sugar
Notes
Add a sprinkling of turbinado or demerara sugar to the ice when adding the salt for a bit of molasses flavor.
