cherry cordial martini______________________Prepare yourself for a sweet chocolate surprise at the bottom of your glass!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 1-2 tbsp chocolate syrup
- 2 oz vanilla vodka
- 3 oz cherry juice
- 1-2 tsp honey (optional)
- dash chocolate bitters
chocolate simple syrup
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the chocolate syrup, heat sugar, water, cocoa powder, and vanilla in a small saucepan until sugar dissolves, about 4-5 minutes. Pour into an airtight jar and let cool. Leftover syrup lasts up to a week at room temperature or 2 weeks in the fridge.
- Sift together sugar and orange zest. Run an orange wedge around the rim of a glass, then dip and swirl the glass in the sugar mixture. Spoon chocolate syrup into the bottom of the glass.
- To a shaker, add vanilla vodka, cherry juice, honey (if using and chocolate bitters. Add ice and shake until cold. Strain into glass and garnish with a fresh cherry.