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The bacon chocolate martini
By Sparky | June 18, 2008
Question: what do you get when you combine three of my favorite things; bacon, chocolate, and liquor?
Answer: the bacon chocolate martini at the Capitol Club, Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Bless the Capitol Club, and bless Ali and TB for doing dinner with me last night at the Capitol Club. Good luck gals - twins on the way!
Update: A few days after posting this I’ve gotten a couple of emails asking for more details so here they are. The bacon chocolate martini is far from a martini - it’s not crisp nor light. It’s thick, heavy, and delicious. In fact, think of it more as a dessert than as a cocktail. The Godiva chocolate liquor used gives an almost milkshake like texture to this rich sensual delight.
The drink itself is more focused on the chocolate than the bacon. The bacon infused vodka adds more of a bacon note to the drink than an overwhelming bacon flavor. The candied bacon garnish is a sweet finish and tastes delicious dipped in the chocolate between nibbles. The Capitol Club was smart to start with maple cured bacon and then candy it - the ultra sweetness added by this process works perfectly with the natural salty flavor of the bacon when combined with chocolate.
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June 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
The bacon martini sounded kind of interesting, but a bacon chocolate martini? Too much, too much.