Tip Top Espresso Martini

Tip Top's 100 ml canned cocktails are developed by Miles Macquarrie of Atlanta's Kimball House, a seven-time James Beard nominee, and the line has drawn national acclaim for being balanced and never too sweet. That restraint matters most here: the Espresso Martini emerged from 1980s London — Dick Bradsell's answer to a customer who wanted a drink to wake her up and get her drunk — and most versions since have leaned dessert. The point of a good one is the crema and the bitterness, not the sugar.

Serving suggestions: Shake hard with ice and strain into a chilled coupe — shaking is what builds the foam. Garnish with three coffee beans. Express a lemon twist over the surface for aromatic lift