Chocolate Martini

March 2003

When I want to look cool - I drink a chocolate martini. The only thing is I always forget about the chuck of chocolate that sits at the bottom of the glass, invariably I choke on it - how cool is that? To avoid this rather humiliating situation, I suggest the making of chocolate lollipops… Allow a chunk chocolate to sit at room temperature. When it is soft enough pierce it with a swanky cocktail stick and place the newly made chocolate lollipop in the fridge to set.

Chocolate Martini

Serves 2 people

Ingredients

100ml (4 floz) Grey Goose Vodka
50ml (2 floz) Chocolate Liqueur
Ice cubes
25ml (1 floz) Sugar Syrup
Four chocolate chunks. Two to garnish & two for the rim of the glass

To Serve

Using two pieces of chocolate make two lollipops. Finely grate the remaining chunks. Dip the rim of the glasses into the sugar syrup then into the grated chocolate. Pour the vodka and liqueur into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until very cold, pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lollipop…