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Preparation time 10min
Everyone has a story about Long Street in Cape Town where secrets are seldom sacrosanct. Mine emanates from a seedy pub in which I spent many a cold winter evening playing backgammon with mates. When my game needed upping I’d call for another little drop of heaven – a chocolate vodka. For some time the mystery of how to concoct this remained with the barman but my trusty palate and I finally figured it out.
One massive warning: the combination of alcohol and sugar will rush straight to your brain, so please steer clear of operating any heavy machinery afterwards and of course never get behind the steering wheel . . . And don’t let on to anyone how to make it. This is our little secret.
You’ll need
one third of a bottle of vodka
2 slabs of your favourite plain chocolate
Break the chocolate into pieces small enough to fit down the neck of the bottle and watch them sink into the clear liquid. Put the lid on and immerse the bottle in a pot of warm water for about 10 minutes. As the water heats the vodka it gently melts the chocolate and the two become infused. What you end up with is a sweet-chocolatey-goodness that’s positively lethal. Serve as a shooter or pour over ice cream. If you’re really feeling playful, substitute the chocolate with other sweeties – anything from smarties to jelly-babies. But if you are using chocolate keep it straight i.e. no wafers, nuts or nougat – or it just becomes a soggy mess.
Absolutely delicious – but heed the warning – “positively lethal” is an understatement!
nothing beats chocolate vodka – except for maybe ‘MelkTerts’
I am yet to find someone who has a better shot than this!
This post was mentioned on Twitter by Charl Baard.
Die is die een, die een vir my. I love this recipe. Peoples jaws hang when I tell them how to make it in the bottle. Getting requests for next occasions to use different flavoured vodka & white chocolate.. I like the original. ;p
I made this on our annual club diving trip to Sodwana. It was a big hit and there was nothing left! YUMMY!
Great around the camp fire, when it gets a bit chilly in the evening
This is positively lethal and bound to knock your socks off, whenever we braai I mix up a batch of this lethal goodness….. we top these shooters off with a lick of softly beaten cream 
Will this work with dark chocolate too? 70% or 85% cacao?
Hi Louis,
It should work with any kind of chocolate – let me know how it tasted!
Justin
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