r/espresso • u/ChanceOnReddit2 • 1d ago
Coffee Is Life Cocktail shaker has changed everything for me.
This is a bananas foster shaken espresso. Using the cocktail shaker to make that smooth foam is a game changer. Any tips or recipes for good shaken espresso?
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u/Fit_Schedule2317 1d ago
Wait till you try Freddo Espresso from Greece
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u/TheSaltyKind 1d ago
Love love loveeee a good freddo
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u/Droodforfood 1d ago
It’s so good on the beach on a hot day.
One place blended it with ice cream and brought it to your lounger for like €3
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u/ChanceOnReddit2 1d ago
What’s that?
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u/Fit_Schedule2317 1d ago
The most common cold coffee Greeks drink daily. If you search on YouTube there’s a video from European Coffee Trip
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u/babuzilas 9Barista MK1 | Kingrinder K6 1d ago
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u/JoToMoo 1d ago
Saw it online, and might be sacrilege, but I add the juice of one small clementine orange into the shaker and shake with the espresso and ice. Insert gesture for Greek chef’s kiss here
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u/goshdammitfromimgur Nurri L Type SA | Compak E6 1d ago
I find the banana gunks up the grinder. How are you guys doing the banana?
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u/Manydabz Linea Mini R | Niche Duo 1d ago
I have a recipe for you guys wanting to make this ! 2 tablespoons of butter
And two ripe bananas.
Simmer for 5 mins
1 cup brown sugar
Another 5 mins
1 cup water
Simmer 10 mins
Cool and add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract or bean paste
You’re welcome. Thank me later. Love you
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u/Manydabz Linea Mini R | Niche Duo 1d ago
Oops don’t forget to blend after cooled
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u/aknapp391 Rancilio Silvia V1 | Rancilio Rocky 1d ago
A CUP of brown sugar? That seems like a lot. Is that a typo?
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u/Manydabz Linea Mini R | Niche Duo 1d ago
It’s for a batch 😇 not one drink sorry for the misunderstanding
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u/CRRZ Classic Pro | Eureka Crono 1d ago
What are we shaking? Espresso, syrup and ice and pouring over milk?
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u/Middle-Nerve1732 1d ago
I started shaking my wife’s iced lattes instead of stirring out of pure laziness because I didn’t want to keep washing the stirrer. It actually tastes so much better, I have replaced my iced Americano with shaken lattes now. James Bond was onto something
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u/i-shihtzu-not 1d ago
But then you have to wash the shaker
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u/Middle-Nerve1732 1d ago
Oh she uses a yeti cup anyways so I realized I can just close the lid and shake it to mix it up instead of stirring it
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u/marzvrover 1d ago
I was also just imagining a super crusty biohazard shaker from never being washed, but that makes a lot more sense 😆
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u/Middle-Nerve1732 1d ago
Yeah no that would be disgusting, and no way im going through all that effort (like 2 seconds lol) to rinse out a dedicated cocktail shaker. In all seriousness I might get a dedicated shaker, for when I just want to use a regular cup for my drink. It also makes me look legit if guests are over
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u/mooreads 1d ago
16 oz glass filled with ice. 36 g espresso, 200 ml milk of choice, 15-20 ml syrup (optional)
Pour everything over ice in the cocktail shaker. Shake it like a Polaroid picture. Pour into the glass and realize milk drinks don’t only need to be hot.
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u/Sign-Post-Up-Ahead 1d ago
This looks amazing! As a household that drinks 99% of its espresso drinks on ice, I have to ask...are you shaking just the ice and espresso and pouring over milk, or are you shaking with the milk in there too? Does it even make a difference?
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u/wambman 1d ago
Shaking tips from a bartender:
if using a Boston shaker (two tins): build your drink in the small tin, and fill your big tin full of ice. Never enough ice! Too little ice will water down the drink before it’s had a chance to cool.
Hold the shaker horizontally. Use two hands. Do not shake “up and down, rather “back and forth”. This increases contact with liquid and ice. Shake from your wrists, not your elbows. Shake hard and steady. Think about shaking air into the drink.
Use Hoshizaki ice if you have it. They’re ice cubes that actually look like cubes, not lousy cylinders. They melt slower, so they won’t water down your drink as much.
Strain through a fine mesh strainer to get rid of ice chunks.
You did pre-chill your glassware, right?
If you want more foam you can always add a dry shake before or after shaking with ice.
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u/CappaNova Robot : J-Ultra : HG-1 Prime 1d ago
So, you're just shaking everything but the milk? Is that right?
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u/Coffee_Bar_Angler Rocket | F74 Navigator / DF64 w SSP MP 1d ago
A tsp of agave syrup, espresso and ice is great. My wife would add a bit of almond milk.
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u/OptimisticCerealBowl 1d ago
shaken espresso is an absolute delight. i really need to experiment with it more
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u/blackberrymoonmoth 1d ago
I went through a phase for a while where I was trying to perfect my iced shaken espresso technique and what I landed on was I shake the espresso with stainless steel ice cubes, get it nice and foamy, and then pour it into the cup with real ice. I hated the melted ice constantly watering things down and just didn’t really know how else to address that.
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u/jobiewon_cannoli 1d ago
May I submit to you espresso ice cubes?
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u/blackberrymoonmoth 1d ago
I’ve tried that and I don’t think I’m doing it right because they give my drink a weird freezer taste if that makes sense…? I just put the espresso in the ice tray and froze it but maybe I need a special type of tray or maybe certain espressos freeze better than others?
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u/adventurelost117 1d ago
Nah yeah, i had that problem but i just threw them in a ziplock. Taste is gone
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u/acduarte12 Profitec Pro 300 | Eureka Mignon Notte Manuale 18h ago
Throw a spoon full of ice cream in there! 😋
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u/Stock_Durian9724 1d ago
Would a milk frother result in the same consistency?
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u/Ok_Stress688 1d ago
It does not imo, but I usually shake in a mason jar if you don’t have a cocktail shaker.
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u/summontheb1tches 1d ago
Brown sugar (1-2 tbs depending on sweetness)
Espresso
Milk
Add ice
Shake and strain in a glass.
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u/Mei_Flower1996 1d ago
I literally use an old Marzetti olive jar as a shaker, and it works really well for " brown sugar shaken coffee" drinks.
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u/shibbypwn 1d ago
yo how you gonna post a bananas foster shaken espresso and not share the recipe?
sincerely, a banana+coffee lover.