A dessert martini that swaps the classic's botanicals for cacao: clean vodka stirred with chocolate liqueur, strained cold into a cocoa-rimmed glass. The drink is firmly modern — a riff on the vodka martini rather than a relative of the gin original — and its origin is the stuff of Hollywood lore, popularly traced to Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson spiking their martinis with chocolate on the 1955 set of \"Giant.\" However it began, it endures as the after-dinner martini: rich, sweet, and unapologetically indulgent.
Garnish: Cocoa Powder Dusting, Grated Chocolate
Stirred · Martini · None
rinse
Rim a chilled martini glass with cocoa powder.
add
Add the vodka and crème de cacao to a mixing glass with ice.
stir
Stir until well chilled.
strain
Strain into the prepared cocoa-rimmed martini glass.
garnish
Garnish with grated chocolate if desired.