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The Ultimate Chocolate Martini Recipe

There are many versions of a chocolate martini, but how many are made with real chocolate?

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Chocolate and cocoa powder match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,587 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

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2 people
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

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By lovefood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Chocolate + cocoa powdertop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,587 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Gin + vermouthtop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together94 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Chocolate + sugartop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together15,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Sugar + cocoa powdertop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,919 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Sugar + vermouthtop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together56 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs