Pamper Party Guests with Godiva Chocolate Cocktails - Advice Sisters

Chocolate makes people feel good.? When?it's in a cocktail, it is an instant party in a glass! Whether you're having a simple cocktail party, or a full dinner, chocolate-themed drinks can pair nicely with food, and make everyone feel happy! If you're looking for something fun for your guests this Spring and Summer that doesn't involve the same-old, same-old party staples (e.g. Sangria or margaritas), chocolate cocktails made with Godiva Chocolate Vodka and Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Vodka?will be the feature your guests gush about for weeks, ?afterwards!

Both chocolate-centric Godiva vodkas look clear like normal vodkas?(clear in the bottle), ?but once you taste them you realize these are not your normal vodkas. They are 5-times distilled premium spirits that are extremely smooth and somewhat sweet, and of course, they have?benefit of tasting like chocolate and chocolate with raspberries. Served in a shot glass or over ice, they're delicious as-is, but they're also very mix-able. During the cooler months, they're great in coffee, or?blended with cream. But for Summer, you can lighten up the drink?recipes and pair them with lots of different types of foods, or just offer them as signature cocktails at your next part.

Some say?that chocolate is challenging to pair with food, but as you can see from the recipes below, created by Mixologist Rainlove at the Standard Grill of the super-chic, Standard Hotel in NYC's Meatpacking District, there's at least one drink to pair with all the things you love to eat (or just drink them with cocktail party nibbles)"

COCKTAIL: Raspberry Rain (works really well with a fresh garden salad--you can't taste the vinegar in the drink, but it enhances the flavor of a salad with vinaigrette dressing).

Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Godiva Chocolate Vodka
1/4 ounce sherry vinegar
2 ounces club soda
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce raspberry puree
1/2 ounce raspberry syrup
Raspberries for garnish

Preparation:

1. Combine Godiva Chocolate Vodka, sherry vinegar, lemon juice, raspberry puree, and raspberry syrup into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well and pour into a highball glass filled with ice.
3. Top with club soda.
4. Garnish with skewered raspberries.

Ideal Serving Glass:
Highball glass

Yield:
1 drink

COCKTAIL: The Citrus Soda (Cinnamon and chocolate go really well together. You can smell the spicy scent of cinnamon as you sip this drink. Pair it with a bean salad, or serve it as your "welcome" cocktail on a hot Summer day.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Vodka
2 ounces club soda
1 ounce fresh sour
1 ounce milk
Dash orange bitters
Dash cinnamon for garnish *use fresh cinnamon with a strong aroma for best results
Orange twist for garnish

Preparation:

1. Combine Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Vodka, fresh sour, milk, and orange bitters into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well and strain into a highball glass.
3. Top with club soda.
4. Garnish with cinnamon and orange twist.

Ideal Serving Glass:
Highball glass

Yield:
1 drink

COCKTAIL: The Ginger Snap (this cocktail is very ginger-y and you almost can't taste the chocolate vodka, but it's in there, and it's delicious with just about everything, especially salmon or chicken. It makes a unique signature cocktail for your next party).
Ingredients:
1/2 ounce Godiva Chocolate Vodka
1 ounce Amaro liqueur
2 ounces ginger beer
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce honey
Candied ginger for garnish

Preparation:

1. Combine Godiva Chocolate Vodka, Amaro liqueur, lime juice, and honey into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well and strain into a rocks glass.
3. Top with ginger beer.
4. Garnish with candied ginger.

Ideal Serving Glass:
Rocks glass

Yield:
1 drink

COCKTAIL: The Espresso Martini (this sweet and creamy martini is the ultimate dessert drink and a definite "attitude adjuster. Serve it with strawberry shortcake, or perhaps, Godiva truffles)

Ingredients:
1 ounce Godiva Chocolate Vodka
1/2 ounce Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 ounce espresso
1/2 ounce strawberry puree
Pinch fresh vanilla
3 coffee beans for garnish

Preparation:

1. Combine Godiva Chocolate Vodka, Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, espresso, strawberry puree, and fresh vanilla into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well and strain into a martini glass.
3. Garnish with coffee beans.

Ideal Serving Glass:
Martini glass

Yield:
1 drink

If you're ready to get started, get those invitations out, and visit your favorite liquor store to purchase Godiva vodkas and liqueurs for your guests. Be sure to get an extra bottle or two...for you!? Also check out the Godiva Web Site

Source: http://advicesistersblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/pamper-party-guests-with-godiva.html

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