In the Land of Cocktails

The Seriously? Cocktail

THE SERIOUSLY? COCKTAIL (cour­tesy of mixol­o­gist Matt Cohen)

• 2 ounces Van Gogh Dutch Choco­late vodka
• 1 ounce Spicy Choco­late Syrup*
• a touch of heavy cream
• Hershey’s syrup
• Ground cin­na­mon
• 2 Drunken brownies

Com­bine vodka, spicy choco­late syrup and cream in a cock­tail shaker with ice.  Driz­zle a chilled mar­tini glass with Hershey’s syrup.  Strain cock­tail mix­ture into the mar­tini glass and gar­nish with a sprin­kle of cin­na­mon and two Drunken Brown­ies** on a tooth­pick.  Serve immediately.

*SPICY CHOCOLATE SYRUP Yield: 3 1/2 cups  (cour­tesy of Exec­u­tive Chef Will Gotay)

• Car­na­tion Milk, 2%                                   12 ounce can
• Abuela Choco­late, chopped                     3 bars
• Ghi­rardehli Hot Cocoa                             1/2 cup
• Unsweet­ened Bak­ing Choco­late             1/2 cup
• Dark Brown Sugar                                     1/2 cup
• Pink Salt                                                      1 teaspoon

Place the Car­na­tion milk in a sauce pan over low flame.  Heat milk for 3 to 4 min­utes.  Add the rest of the ingre­di­ents to the hot milk and stir gen­tly until all choco­lates have melted.  Pre­pare a bowl of ice in which another bowl can rest on top.  Place the choco­late in the bowl over ice to cool down quickly.  Set aside.

**DRUNKEN BROWNIES

• Choco­late Brown­ies in half inch cubes
• Vodka

Soak Brown­ies in vodka for at least 30 min­utes.  Skewer brown­ies.  Gar­nish drinks.The