PREP TIME 5 min
The Chocolate Martini makes for an indulgent nightcap to your dinner. In this cocktail, sweetness and booziness come together for a tasty closure to your meal. The richness of crème de cacao, the syrupy, intense flavour of chocolate liqueur and vodka perfectly match in one of the most beloved dessert drinks.
Rim a cocktail glass with cocoa: Wet the rim by dipping it in a small dish of the chocolate liqueur, then dip or roll it in a dish of cocoa powder.
Pour the vodka, crème de cacao and chocolate liqueur into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
Shake vigorously.
Strain into the prepared glass and serve.
The Chocolate Martini is a shaken cocktail, whose recipe only requires three ingredients in a 1:1:1 ratio. Easy to prepare, but hard to resist, this cocktail is perfect when you’re short on time and want to leave your guests with a bang.
Both utterly delicious but very different, a Crème de Cacao is a flavoured liqueur made from cacao beans with vanilla notes while a chocolate liqueur is more of a syrup, much sweeter and often used as a sweet chocolate hit in coffee drinks or mocha Martinis.
The Chocolate Martini is a Martini in name only, much like the Pornstar Martini and the Espresso Martini, but is nonetheless delicious. It’s said that it was invented by two actors, Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor, who both had a passion for chocolate and the Martini. One night while filming Giant in 1955, they decided to add chocolate liqueur and syrup to a Vodka Martini. Hence the Chocolate Martini was born, and it’s been a staple dessert cocktail ever since.
Chocolate martinis are the epitome of after-dinner cocktails, as they make a perfect dessert. They can be adapted to anyone’s taste, for example using white chocolate liqueur for a milk chocolate version.
Chocolate Martinis are also Valentine’s Day favorites, alongside Champagne and berry cocktails. The richness and warmth of chocolate also make this drink one of the best Christmas cocktails to enjoy during the festive season.
