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Mocha Mint Martini

A decadent martini with chocolate, coffee, and mint.

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Spirit
Vodka
Glass
Martini glass
Method
Shaken
Difficulty
Intermediate

Riff on: Dry Martini

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Mocha Mint Martini

Ingredients

Ingredients for Mocha Mint Martini. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
1 oz
½ oz
½ oz

Steps

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
  2. Garnish with fresh mint.

Garnish Fresh mint

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Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 40 oz · 1200 ml before ice.

Mocha Mint Martini batch
AmountIngredient
16 oz · 480 mlVodka
8 oz · 240 mlCoffee Liqueur
4 oz · 120 mlCrème de Cacao
4 oz · 120 mlPeppermint Schnapps
8 oz · 240 mlCold water, for dilution (approx.)

The water stands in for the melt from shaking: about 25% for a shaken drink. It is an approximation, so taste and adjust. Chill the batch at least 2 hours and pour over fresh ice.

Use a 2 liter pitcher, or split it between two 1 liter bottles.

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Why it works

Coffee liqueur, crème de cacao and peppermint schnapps add three sweet flavors that are known to work together: coffee, chocolate and mint. Vodka gives the drink strength without adding flavor. With no citrus, the drink stays rich, so shaking it hard with ice matters most: it chills and dilutes enough to keep it from being heavy.

Substitutions

  • White crème de cacao keeps the color lighter; dark is richer.
  • A splash of cream makes it a dessert drink.
  • Fresh mint leaves shaken in can replace some of the schnapps.

Variations

Questions

Is this drink very sweet?
Yes, it is a dessert drink. Cut the crème de cacao or schnapps to ¼ oz for a drier version.
Can it be stirred?
It can, but shaking gives a colder, slightly lighter texture.

Making it: Mocha Mint Martini

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