Irish Coffee & Espresso Martini

Coffee cocktails are essential. Here are two we love:

Irish Coffee

• 1 cup hot brewed coffee

• 1.5 oz Irish whiskey

• 1 tsp brown sugar

• Lightly whipped cream

Stir whiskey and sugar into the hot coffee. Float the cream on top. Don’t stir again.

If you’re in San Francisco and want one made for you:

Check out the Original Irish Coffee at Buena Vista Cafe

2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109

(where they’ve been perfecting it since 1952)

Espresso Martini

• 2 oz vodka

• 1 oz Kahlúa

• 1 oz fresh espresso

• Ice

Shake everything hard until chilled and frothy. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with shaved chocolate or three coffee beans if you're feeling classic.

If you’re in San Francisco and want one made for you:

Try the espresso martini at Balboa Cafe

3199 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94123.