Spicy Chocolate Truffle Cocktail

Now that it is cooler, it’s time for warm-tasting drinks. These cocktails tend to start with darker bases, like a nice bourbon, and play to my favorite seasonal flavors. Sometimes, a nice, clean and pure drink works. With that in mind, let’s get down to business with the Spicy Chocolate Truffle Cocktail.

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I’m a full-fledged chocoholic, this is something I’m both proud of and happily tell everyone I meet.

Naturally, I knew that I wanted some chocolate in this cocktail. While I do love our Homemade Crème de Cacao, I wanted a lighter flavor in this, so I went with a white crème de cacao.

Beyond simply chocolate, I felt like a little spice was in order. It’s important to keep things interesting and spice does that. Since the Aztecs invented drinking chocolate and they used spices in theirs, I figure there must be something right with that combination.

Chocolate and spice, everything nice is a good start — but something a touch more interesting and complex to round out the flavors. Something nutty. Something fun and fall-y. Luckily, our friends over at Frangelico had just sent us some of their fine drink, so yes thanks. Hazelnuts and chocolate are fast friends and Frangelico is up for anything, so I knew we had a winner.

Our final component was a touch of golden rum — because rum. Fair? Fair.

Spicy Chocolate Truffle Cocktail

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• Author: Morgan Greenhalgh
• Yield: 1 serving 1x

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Description

We have here a fall cocktail to watch some leaves turn. Chocolate, spice, golden rum and some nuttiness make it complete.

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Ingredients

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• 2 OZ. HAZELNUT LIQUEUR
• 1 OZ. GOLD RUM
• 1 OZ. WHITE CRÈME DE COCOA
• ¼ OZ. CHILI LIQUEUR
• YOUR FAVORITE HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE TREAT
• GLASS TYPE: OLD-FASHIONED

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Instructions

1. Add all of your ingredients to your cocktail stirring glass with ice.
2. You bet, I said stirring glass.
3. Stir.
4. Put one big ol’ piece of ice in your old-fashioned glass.
5. Strain stirred cocktail into your glass.
6. Garnish.
7. Have a treat for yourself.
8. Drink.
9. Enjoy.

• Category: Cocktail

Oh, and garnish with your favorite hazelnut chocolate treat. Awesome.