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Chocolate & Cranberry 'Martini'

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Discerning Drinkers (14)
Chocolate & Cranberry 'Martini' image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄3 fl oz Vanilla flavoured vodka
1⁄2 fl oz Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1⁄3 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3⁄4 fl oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
4 drop Vanilla bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. RIM glass with cocoa powder and sugar (moisten outside rim with orange juice and dip into cocoa powder and sugar).

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Chocolate & Cranberry 'Martini' contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 20.08% alc./vol. (40.17° proof)
  • 20.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in 2003 by yours truly in London, England.

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Review

The chocolate rim sounds naff, but it makes this cocktail.

Cocktail of the day:

22nd November 2026 is National Cranberry Relish Day

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Comments & Discussion

Charlie Forbes Premium Member
I thought this was great - cognac really pulls out the chocolate and vermouth adds some complexity - but SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) said it tasted like a "Frankenstein" cocktail.
score: 1
Andy Prior Premium Member
Very good but beware of inhaling the coco!
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
This was great. Not very sweet and perfect for after-dinner. Love the chocolate powder rim as it is like the salt rim on a margarita. Kept moving the glass to a new space with the new powder. Very interesting blend of flavours which make a great sipper.
score: 1
Florian Ruf Premium Member
I used regular vodka and some drops of vanilla essence which worked very well and lifts the chocolate taste of the cocktail It would be interesting what a professional uses to fix the chocolate rim Sugar syrup tastes very good but tends to make some ugly "chocolate tears" on the glas.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Rich (2:1) sugar applied via a sponge works but my go-to is orange juice. Cut the corner from a whole orange. (The depth of your cut will determine how deep the chocolate powder is on the rim.) Upend your glass and run the rim around the cut orange. (The photo above is a very old one - back when my preference was sugar syrup via a sponge.)
score: 1

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