Chocolate Mandarin Dream Cocktail
This divinely decadent and sensual cocktail is wonderful for a romantic Midsummer's Night, Twelfth Night or any night for that matter.
By:
Stephen Phillips
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. mandarin Absolut vodka
1 oz. Godiva white chocolate liqueur
1/4 oz. mandarin Napoleon liqueur
1 tbs. sweet cocoa powder
1 tsp. dark chocolate shavings
Orange wedge
Preparation:
Rub the orange wedge around the lip of a large chilled martini glass. Lightly rim the lip of the glass with cocoa powder. Fill a shaker with ice and add vodka, liquor and liqueur. Shake well for five to 10 seconds, and pour into a chilled, rimmed martini glass. Scatter the chocolate shavings around the top of the drink, and serve with a chocolate candy kiss.
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