2 minutes • Shot glass

Midnight Count

Name: Midnight Count
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 shot
Ingredients: 1/2 oz vodka; 1/2 oz coffee liqueur; 1/2 oz espresso

Midnight Count tastes like coffee and espresso meeting a clean hit of chill.

A concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.

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Detailed description

Midnight Count is a coffee shots built around vodka. Midnight Count tastes like coffee and espresso meeting a clean hit of chill.

The build centers on 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz coffee liqueur, and 1/2 oz espresso. In the glass, a concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.

It comes together in 2 minutes and is served in a shot glass. This is a fast 2 minutes build, so it works best when everything is measured before you start.

Home bar notes

Prep time

2 minutes

Glassware

Shot glass

Equipment

Jigger, Shot glass

Serving tip

This is a fast 2 minutes build, so it works best when everything is measured before you start.

Ingredients

1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz coffee liqueur
1/2 oz espresso

How to make it

Build in a shot glass or stir briefly with ice if you want it colder.

Why this one works

A concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.

Make it your own

If you are tuning it for your home bar, adjust one ingredient at a time so the vodka base still reads clearly.

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