Featured Cocktail: Chocolate Martini

The drink that helped us dive headfirst into the weird, wild world of Garbage Pail Kids!

If you listened to Episode 124: Hope Grows in a Dump, you know we kicked off the Garbage Pail Kids nostalgia dive with a little something indulgent in our glasses: a chocolate martini. It looked like adult chocolate milk, and it hit just right.

Whether you’re reminiscing about trading gross-out stickers or just want a grown-up dessert in a glass, this drink is creamy, boozy, and ridiculously good.

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Featured Cocktail: 🍫 Chocolate Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz vodka (vanilla vodka is extra nice if you’ve got it)

• 1 oz crème de cacao (use dark for a richer chocolate flavor)

• 1 oz Irish cream liqueur (optional—but it adds a lovely creamy texture)

• Ice

• Chocolate syrup (for garnish)

• Chocolate shavings or cocoa powder (optional garnish, but why not?)

Instructions:

1. Chill your glass.

   Pop your martini glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water while you mix.

2. Build your drink.

   In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, crème de cacao, and Irish cream (if you’re using it). Add a handful of ice.

3. Shake it like you mean it.

   Give it a vigorous shake for about 15 seconds until everything’s icy cold and beautifully blended.

4. Garnish the glass.

   Drizzle chocolate syrup inside the chilled martini glass. Swirls, zig-zags, whatever your inner artist is feeling.

5. Strain and serve.

   Dump the ice from the glass (if you used the ice-water method), then strain the drink into your glass.

6. Fancy it up.

   Top with chocolate shavings, a dusting of cocoa powder, or go full Garbage Pail Glam with a chocolate truffle on a skewer.

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Sip, relax, and remember: Life may be messy, but a good drink makes it a little sweeter (and maybe a little stickier if you’re holding trading cards while sipping).

Until next time—cheers, friends. 🍸