I tried Ina Garten's espresso martini and was tipsy after just a few sips

Ina Garten puts her own twist on the espresso martini.

Jeff Neira/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images/Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Espresso martinis are one of my favorite cocktails, so I decided to try Ina Garten's version.

Garten uses orange-flavored vodka, along with fresh espresso and Kahlúa.

Her espresso martini definitely packs a punch.

I was buzzed after a few sips! Ina Garten famously loves a good cosmopolitan , but there are plenty of other cocktail recipes to be found in her cookbooks.

The "Barefoot Contessa" star was even ahead of the curve when it came to espresso martinis, demonstrating how to make them on a 2007 episode of her Food Network show .

Now you'll see espresso martinis on just about every bar menu, but they don't come cheap (at least in LA or NYC).

So when I stumbled on Garten's recipe, I knew I had to take it for a spin.

Garten's espresso martini recipe has only three ingredients.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider All you need to whip up Garten's drink is: 2 cups of freshly brewed espresso, chilled 2 cups of orange-flavored vodka 1 cup of coffee liqueur (Garten recommends Kahlúa) These measurements make eight cocktails total.

If you want to mix individual drinks, Garten recommends using 2 ounces of espresso, 2 ounces of orange vodka, and 1 ounce of coffee liqueur per person.

To get started, I brewed some espresso.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten notes in her recipe that the coffee for your espresso martini should be "freshly brewed." "I like to make it with decaf," she explained during an episode of her "Barefoot Contessa" cooking show.

"I don't want to have jittery guests." Since I was making my cocktail as the afternoon slump was setting in, I decided to go with a caffeinated version instead.