Chocolate Dessert Martini
I usually like my cocktails so strong they make me wince. I like cocktails that are savoury or perhaps spicy, and a dirty Gibson vodka martini would be my choice for 11 of the 12 months a year, yet as soon as Christmas rolls around each year my sweet tooth takes hold and I start to crave Baileys and amaretto et all. I have used Baileys here, but this would work well with any creamy irish liqueur - places like Aldi do great ones.
Often, after a big dinner, when I sadly don’t have space for a pudding but fancy something sweet, a delicious cocktail or the stealthy punch of an espresso martini is just what I want. This drink falls into the former category and is perfect for a post-dinner tipple. As a teenager, I used to LOVE Pizza Express and adored their little coffee and tiny dessert combos they did. I’d much rather ‘go hard’ on the savoury than have a pudding, but that said a little something to round the meal off is always a good thing
INGREDIENTS
Serves: 1
Time: 5 minutes
50ml Baileys or similar
25ml Vodka
25ml Kahlua coffee liqueur
50ml milk or milk alternative
METHOD
Simply add your ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake (or stir) vigorously for 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish is optional but in homage to those Pizza Express days, I like to garnish with a sweet treat like a marshmallow or on a cocktail stick or a piece of fudge so you’re almost having dessert, but not quite.
NOTES
Don’t have a cocktail shaker? No worries, just use a jam jar, and if you don’t have a martini glass it’s great served over ice in a tumbler.