Name: DC Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Vanilla rum; 7.5 ml Hazelnut liqueur; 7.5 ml White crème de cacao; 2.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 10 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Vanilla bitters

DC Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Vanilla rum/vanilla-infused light rum
¹⁄₄ oz	Hazelnut liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
4 drop	Bob's Vanilla bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Hazelnut liqueur - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Vanilla, chocolate and a hint of nut. Enjoy as an altern'atini or add more sugar syrup to make this into a dessert cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2000 at Teatro Club in London, England. Firmly from the age of "altern'atinis."

Nutrition:

One serving of DC Martini contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.98% alc./vol. (24.98° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Justin Aniello

22nd February at 12:49

I used Plantation 5 yr which although not a vanilla infused rum it is very vanilla heavy in flavor. Due to my rum being slightly sweetened I would probably take the simple syrup out next time. I substituted the vanilla bitters with a dash each of chocolate and black walnut, vanilla was still the dominant flavor but everything came through. Was like drinking cookie dough, yum.

Jeremy Harrold

27th January 2024 at 18:16

I used a straight white rum (Duppy Share), added 6 drops of bitters and no sugar syrup. It worked out okay…well, better than just okay! Retaining its rum roots and not becoming overtly sweet, helped by the bitters, it dodged the ‘tini’ bullet 😂

Edmund Bear

9th November 2021 at 00:01

This is amazing, those ingredients, the balance, superb. Ours did look different it was clear, would it suit an olive?

Simon Difford

9th November 2021 at 08:27

The recipe above was missing that the rum is vanilla-infused which may be the difference in colour. However, it's a very old photograph so I'll add it to my list to re-try and re-photograph. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.