Is there actually caffeine in an espresso martini?
                                
                                
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                                According to cocktail lore, the espresso martini was born in the 1980s when a model asked for a drink to "wake me up and mess me up". This now-classic concoction prompts a common question: is there actually caffeine in an espresso martini? The answer is a definitive yes, as its key ingredients provide a noticeable—and sometimes variable—caffeinated kick.