Brewed coffee + espresso
Dead eye
Filter coffee with three espresso shots. Not a casual choice.
Where it came from
United States
20th century
Dead eye is the exaggerated three-shot version of red eye. Like many diner names, it is more joke and caffeine warning than carefully documented history.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Brewed coffee
- 240 g
- Espresso
- 54 g
- 01
Build
Add three shots of espresso to brewed coffee. Consider the caffeine before making this a habit.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.