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Chocolate & Cranberry 'Martini'
The chocolate rim sounds naff, but it makes this cocktail
Charlie Forbes
22nd November at 00:47
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.
26th November 2023 at 23:46
Very good but beware of inhaling the coco!
23rd November 2022 at 03:23
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.
5th October 2021 at 21:32
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.
6th October 2021 at 07:27
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.)