Don't Stop
Espresso martini with cardamom & a single salt flake — the two-word email signature in liquid form
He ends every email with two words. Don't stop.
Why this cocktail? It's the email sign-off in a glass — caffeinated, disciplined, unfinished by design.
The Story
Ryan signs every email with two words: Don't stop. Not as a slogan — as a reminder to himself. This espresso martini with cardamom is that signature: caffeinated for the predawn shift, dark for the work that doesn't end at 5 PM, and finished with a single salt flake because the discipline is in the detail nobody else thinks to add.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 1 oz fresh espresso
- 0.75 oz coffee liqueur
- 0.25 oz cardamom syrup
- 3 coffee beans
- Flaky sea salt
Preparation
- 1.Shake vodka, espresso, coffee liqueur, and cardamom syrup hard with ice.
- 2.Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- 3.Float three coffee beans.
- 4.Finish with a single flake of salt.
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