Black Forest Cocktail- Cherry & Chocolate Martini Recipe

Cherry and chocolate belong together. It is a fact and there is no disputing it. They especially go together on Valentine’s Day (despite Cherries not being in season in my area). Black Forest Cake is my favorite cake and so when I started to think about a chocolate martini to serve for Valentine’s Day I naturally wanted to lean into trying to create a Black Forest Martini.

When creating this cocktail I knew I wanted it to have the essence of Black Forest Cake without going too far into dessert territory. The key to a good chocolate martini though is to not allow it to be too sweet. If a chocolate martini is so sweet that feels like you’re drinking dessert, you’re done with the meal and ready for bed before the night has even started. Also, I knew that adding in cherry could be a dangerous mix. Some cherry cordials or cherry syrups can just make your cocktail taste like a bad nostalgic take on children’s medication. I needed to find a balanced mix that wasn’t overwhelming nor cloyingly sweet, but still taste like cherries and chocolate.

The secret to not going overboard in the sweetness department was using good quality ingredients and ingredients that didn’t rely on sugar to carry flavor. I used a dark chocolate syrup rather than a sweeter milk chocolate. Cherry bitters and cherry liqueur carry the cherry flavor and scent rather than a grenadine.

Black Forest Cocktail — Cherry Chocolate Martini Recipe

Black Forest Cocktail

Jenni

A delicious dessert cocktail reminiscent of the traditional black forest cake where chocolate and cherry create a decadent treat.

5 from 1 vote

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Servings 1 cocktail

Equipment

• 1 Cocktail Shaker
• 1 Jigger
• 1 Martini Glass chilled

Ingredients

  

• 1 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Half & Half
• 3/4 oz Cherry Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Chocolate Liqueur
• a few dashes Cherry Bitters
• Chocolate Syrup for garnish
• Ice for shaker
• 2-3 maraschino cherries on a bamboo skewer for garnish

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Instructions

 

• Take a chilled martini glass and swirl the glass with chocolate syrup
• Add ice to a shaker
• Top the ice with 1 ounce of vodka, 1 ounce of half and half, 3/4 ounce cherry liqueur, 1/2 ounce chocolate liqueur, and a few dashes of cherry bitters.
• Shake the mixture over ice, strain into chocolate drizzled martini glass
• Garnish with maraschino cherries

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Saving I love you to someone is one of the most important things you can do. It has meaning every time. Whether you are celebrating the love you have of your friends, your partner, or yourself… this cherry and chocolate martini, this Black Forest Cocktail will be.a drink worth celebrating that love.

I love love. I also love cherries and chocolate. 😉