Chili’s Substitutes Tequila For Vodka In The Classic Espresso Martini With Awesome Results

If you’ve ever enjoyed an espresso martini, you know it’s a strong cocktail whose ingredients include espresso or coffee, vodka, and simple syrup. Occasionally a splash of coffee liqueur or rum will be added, as well. It’s then shaken up, strained into a coupe glass, and garnished with a few espresso beans. Like so many popular cocktails out there, bartenders have taken this modern classic and turned it on its head, adding to the original recipe or changing it entirely. Chili’s is no different.

Since the restaurant has done so well with its array of margaritas, it keeps with the theme and substitutes vodka with tequila for this twist on the modern classic. But Chili’s doesn’t use just any tequila, and with so many different tequilas to choose from, the restaurant decided to go with a reposado tequila as the cocktail’s base, instead. Unlike a white or golden tequila which is bottled immediately after distillation, reposado is aged for at least two months, creating a mellower spirit. Then, because Chili’s always seems to go the extra mile when it comes to its drinks, the restaurant goes one step further by adding a shot of Captain Morgan’s Original Spiced Rum to the mix.