Weekend Cooking... The Perfect Chocolate Martini

Oh, it has been a bit warm here recently, and the warmth can make you a little thirsty!
So, I thought I would share with you another of my favorite drink recipes.
Like the last drink recipe I posted, the Sputnik, this drink is also from The Red Square. The Red Square is one of the restaurant in The Quarter, a sort of pedestrian mall inside the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. As you can see in the photos above, it's like you are outside but that is just some artful sky painting..and it never rains and the temperature is always comfortable. Restaurant, stores, an Imax theater and such, but without question, our destination is often the Red Square, where they specialize in a wide variety of vodkas and some nice food ranging from caviar to pretty darn good cheeseburgers.

Now I am not much of a drinker..really.
But this version of the chocolate Martini is sort of like chocolate milk with a kick and sweet enough to make a nice dessert if you like.
Very good.
And I will have you know, that just for you, my dead reader, I forced myself to order one last time I was there just to be sure it was as good as I remembered. Happily, it was.

I got this recipe from our favorite bartender, Chris, and like all real bartenders, he never measures.  But, when pressured a tiny bit, he did his best to figure out the proportions. You can always play around with it a bit, adding a bit more vodka if you like it stronger.
But I think it is excellent just as it is.

The Red Square Chocolate Martini

In a shaker, with some ice, add..

3 parts Creme de Cocoa
1 part vanilla vodka
2 parts Godiva Original Chocolate Liqueur

Shake, strain into a chilled martini glass.

As you can see, at the Red Square they add a nice little chocolate floating on top. Theirs are custom made for them and look very nice but I think you could use your imagination and replace it with something else. Or make your own little custom chocolate decoration.
Melt some chocolate in the microwave, make a nice little shape on a piece of wax paper or a silicone pad, yet it dry and peal it off and  Ta Da!!

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Be sure to check out the other entries this week. As always, hosted by Beth Fish Reads.

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