Espresso Martini
40 ml Vodka, 20 ml Coffee liqueur, 30 ml Espresso, 10 ml Simple syrup, 3 Coffee beans
The coupe
The wide, shallow bowl that half the classics are served in, and the oldest glass here.
About 200 ml to the brim
33 cocktails here
Where it comes from
A saucer-shaped glass for sparkling wine was established in Britain by the 1830s and was the fashionable way to serve champagne in France between the wars, before the flute took its place in the 1950s. The story that the bowl was modelled on Marie Antoinette's breast is not history: it is first recorded in print in Britain in the 1970s, a century and a half after the shape was in daily use.
What is true is that the shape is generous to the nose and hard on the bubbles. A wide, shallow bowl lets the carbonation go quickly, which is exactly why a coupe is right for a drink with something else in it - a Champagne cocktail, a Daiquiri, a Sidecar - and wrong for the bottle you paid for. It is the glass this site is drawn around, and the one a drink with no glass of its own is pictured in.
What to look for
A stem long enough to hold without touching the bowl, and a foot heavy enough to stay put. Pressed glass chips at the rim, and a cheap coupe is a glass you replace rather than one you keep.
Served in a coupe
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Manhattan
60 ml Rye whiskey, 30 ml Sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 Maraschino cherry
Sidecar
50 ml Cognac, 20 ml Triple sec, 20 ml Lemon juice, 5 ml Sugar, 1 Orange twist
Last Word
25 ml Gin, 25 ml Green Chartreuse, 25 ml Maraschino liqueur, 25 ml Lime juice, 1 wheel Lime
Paper Plane
25 ml Bourbon, 25 ml Aperol, 25 ml Amaro Nonino, 25 ml Lemon juice, 1 Lemon twist
Naked and Famous
22.5 ml Mezcal, 22.5 ml Aperol, 22.5 ml Yellow Chartreuse, 22.5 ml Lime juice, 1 wheel Lime
Daiquiri
60 ml White rum, 25 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 1 Lime wedge
Porn Star Martini
50 ml Vodka, 25 ml Passion fruit purée, 15 ml Vanilla syrup, 10 ml Lime juice, 50 ml Sparkling wine, 1 half Passion fruit
Bee's Knees
50 ml Gin, 20 ml Lemon juice, 20 ml Honey syrup, 1 Lemon twist
Corpse Reviver No. 2
25 ml Gin, 25 ml Triple sec, 25 ml Lillet Blanc, 25 ml Lemon juice, 1 dash Absinthe, 1 Orange twist
Cosmopolitan
40 ml Vodka, 20 ml Triple sec, 30 ml Cranberry juice, 15 ml Lime juice, 1 Orange slice
Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri
6 berries Strawberry, 25 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 237 ml Ice
Hemingway Daiquiri
60 ml White rum, 20 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Grapefruit juice, 10 ml Maraschino liqueur, 1 wheel Lime
Clover Club
45 ml Gin, 15 ml Lemon juice, 15 ml Raspberry syrup, 1 egg white, 1 Raspberry
Brandy Alexander
30 ml Cognac, 30 ml Crème de cacao, 30 ml Double cream, 1 pinch Nutmeg
White Lady
40 ml Gin, 20 ml Triple sec, 20 ml Lemon juice, 1 egg white, 1 Lemon twist
Pegu Club
60 ml Gin, 20 ml Orange curaçao, 20 ml Lime juice, 1 dash Angostura bitters, 1 dash Orange bitters, 1 Lime wedge
Toronto
60 ml Rye whiskey, 7.5 ml Fernet-Branca, 7.5 ml Simple syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 Orange twist
Hanky Panky
45 ml Gin, 45 ml Sweet vermouth, 7.5 ml Fernet-Branca, 1 Orange twist
Mudslide
30 ml Vodka, 30 ml Coffee liqueur, 30 ml Cream liqueur, 45 ml Double cream, 237 ml Ice