The ultimate Amaretto & Chocolate Martini recipe!

There are many things we love about the festive season but the excuse to make rich and decadent cocktails in the name of Christmas HAS to be our favourite.

And, whilst we’re partial to a glass of Baileys Irish Cream on the rocks, there are some spectacular easy gin cocktails that you can throw together with just a few ingredients - and our Amaretto & Chocolate Martini ticks all our boxes!

This delectably creamy amaretto and chocolate-flavoured martini combines amaretto, chocolate liqueur and gin with luscious cream and a festive grating of nutmeg, to garnish.

The amaretto brings aromatic almond flavours to the cocktail, which are reminiscent of biscotti biscuits, and the chocolate liqueur adds grown-up chocolate tones that are simply divine.

Together, they make this cocktail fabulously sweet and moreish.

London dry gin then adds delicious complexity through its earthy, savoury juniper tones. Spiced gins also work well in this serve, adding to the festive aromas of each sip.

All of these ingredients come together with cream in a symphony of velvety-textured joy. While the freshly grated nutmeg tops off the tipple with its cosy, warm fragrance.

If you want to make things extra indulgent, you can also dribble melted chocolate onto the inside of the glass or rim the glass with melted chocolate before you pour your cocktail. You can learn how to rim your cocktail glasses here!

And, for a citrusy twist, the addition of a splash of orange liqueur or orange blossom water to the shaken ingredients can turn this into an Orange Chocolate & Amaretto Martini.