The ultimate chocolate martini recipe
"There are many versions of a chocolate martini, but how many are made with real chocolate? Most use flavoured syrups or liqueurs to add the chocolate flavour, but I believe that only real chocolate keeps the martini’s clean crisp taste; and if you like your martini extra dry, then the chocolate does not detract."
You'll need one extra hour to cool your glasses. Put them in the freezer when you start making your liquor if you want to save time.
Ingredients
For the chocolate liquor- 100 g 70% dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 100 g golden caster sugar
- 1 handful crushed ice
- 4 x 25ml measures gin or vodka
- 2 x 25ml measures vermouth
- 1 sprinkling cocoa powder, for dusting
Details
- Cuisine: English
- Recipe Type: Drink
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 10 mins
- Serves: 2
Step-by-step
- To make the chocolate liquor, put 150ml water, the chocolate and the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over a low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Place 2 large martini glasses in the freezer for 1 hour.
- Half-fill a cocktail shaker with crushed ice, then add 4 measures of the chocolate liquor and the other liquids and shake well. Pour into the frozen glasses, dust the top with cocoa powder and serve.
Paul A Young will be appearing at The Chocolate Show 2014, 17th-19th October
Adventures with Chocolate by Paul A. Young is published by Kyle Books, priced £14.99.
Photography by Anders Schonnemann.
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