Triple 'C' Martini

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Discerning Drinkers (32 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 23 fl oz Ketel One Vodka from freezer
12 fl oz Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
12 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled
12 fl oz Cranberry juice (sweetened) chilled
4 drop Chocolate bitters
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare glass by dusting rim with chocolate powder (adheres to condensation on frozen glass).

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. No additional garnish. (The preprepared rim is garnish enough.)

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

A chocolate and cranberry alternatini and aperitif.

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AKA: Chocolate Covered Cranberry Martini

History:

Created in 2001 by yours truly, originally shaken and called the Chocolate Covered Cranberry Martini. Even in the early noughties, it was a poor cocktail with a bad name. Hence, I retitled it Triple 'C' before reintroducing "Martini" to the name, along with an amended stirred recipe in May 2026.

Nutrition:

One serving of Triple 'C' Martini contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 21.88% alc./vol. (43.76° proof)
  • 20.9 grams of pure alcohol

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22nd May at 18:16
I don't think this needs the chocolate powder rim, which would muddy the taste of this delicious clean cocktail. Worth using a decent vermouth in this - you'll thank me for the balance it brings
12th July 2024 at 03:38
This came up as a drink of the Day for July 11 which is my birthday. What a perfect after dinner cocktail.
We were concerned about the sweetness so added 8 drops of chocolate bitters and it was within our level of sweetness.
Thank you Simon for another wonderful cocktail.
12th July 2024 at 05:35
Happy birthday, John! The addition of chocolate bitters is a great call.
24th February 2022 at 18:46
The cranberry and chocolate flavours set each other off in a surprising and appealing way. Simple yet distinctive.
8th February 2021 at 19:12
« Best after dinner ». Yes! It seems like a big dessert with its dark chocolate, but the mix give it an absolute sweetness. A delicious digestif.