Bizarre TikTok trend: Parmesan cheese on your espresso martini (and it’s actually delicious)
Whether you want to be woken up by it (which won’t be difficult with that vodka-caffeine combo) or you simply find it downright annoying, the fact is that the espresso martini has been a hugely popular cocktail for years. Now an espresso martini variation is making the rounds on TikTok and causing quite a stir in the cocktail world. The recipe: Parmesan cheese on the cocktail.
Cheese is probably the very last thing you’d think of using to jazz up a cocktail. Yes, I want cheese, but on my espresso martini? Let me think about it… Still, apparently this is the trick to giving your esma a truly special twist.
Cheese on your cocktail
The tip is making the rounds on TikTok, where it’s being enthusiastically embraced. The saltiness of the Parmesan turns out to be a golden addition to the bittersweet cocktail. A very good counterpoint to the bitter coffee and alcohol flavors, then. Well, we all know that a good balance between sweet, salty, sour and bitter is crucial to a delicious dish. So why wouldn’t this work? And it’s not difficult at all. You simply sprinkle a layer of Parmesan over your cocktail. Check out the TikTok video below, which has already been viewed almost 1.5 million (!) times.
@notjustabartender I was really on the fence about this one, but my man @highproofpreacher wasn’t just f***ing with us. This is seriously delicious. Dont ask me to say when… give me the whole block, daddy. 🥴 #espressomartini #cocktailreview ♬ original sound – Chris
Your own esma party
So now you know exactly how to leave your party guests speechless: with cheese on your cocktail. Want more espresso martini (and want to be sure your guests will enjoy it)? Make an espresso martini baked cheesecake. A cheesecake with espresso martini flavor—how could that possibly go wrong? And if you still want to keep things exciting, go for the pumpkin spice espresso martini. Another cocktail with a kick, but then…. less cheesy.
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