Happy 1st Birthday to Fiesta Friday!!! 52 weeks of an awesome virtual pot luck party, the only place to be every Friday! And after 52 weeks it’s only getting better. If you haven’t partied with us before, today is the day – because we’re having a party within a party! And even better than that, it’s a two week long party. This week it’s happy hour time, so there’s going to be plenty of appetizers, finger foods and of course cocktails! Next week the party will continue with main dishes and desserts! So come celebrate with us, whether it’s your 1st Fiesta Friday or your 52nd, you’ll be welcomed with open arms and you’ll have a great time, I promise. Our fab co hosts for part 1 of the party are Hilda and Julianna. Join up with the party here
I am bringing this awesome cocktail to the First Fiesta Friday Anniversary Block Party – because what’s a party without a cocktail or 5! When I brainstorming on what to make for the party I knew it needed to be something sweet, it’s what I do best after all. And I think our wonderful host, Angie, might appreciate how I happened upon these ingredients as I know she impulse buys random things in the store because she *might* find a use for them, just like I do – that’s how I got the two main ingredients for this cocktail! There’s a small international section in the mini Tesco by my house and I also browse it to see if there’s anything fun looking, and I found this bottle of raspberry syrup, I think it’s Polish but I’m not 100% sure, I picked it up because I thought it looked cool and I was sure I’d find a use for it – cue it sitting in my cupboard for 6 months unopened! Then when I was in Atlanta over Christmas, I went to the liquor store to pick up some bottles of wine and at the checkout they had little bottles of flavoured vodka, as soon as I saw the chocolate vodka I picked up one – chocolate and vodka, what’s not to love?! And again my rationalisation was “I’m sure I can find a use for it!”
When I thought about cocktails I could make from the chocolate vodka and raspberry my mind immediately went to a cream based cocktail, it seemed to make the most sense. But the inspiration this chocolate and raspberry vodka tonic came when I was enjoying my regular vodka tonic. Vodka tonic with a lime wedge is my favourite drink but it has to be good quality vodka, and it has to be polish. My favourite is Belvedere by far, I always pick up a bottle at duty free! A chocolate vodka tonic definitely sounded like a good idea to me, especially combined with raspberry syrup and with the addition of a little fresh lime juice and you have every flavour profile a cocktail needs – sweet, bitter and sour! It’s a simple cocktail to put together, but it will definitely impress your friends. And it’s perfect for a big party like this!
I’m no mixologist and cocktails definitely aren’t my area of any kind of expertise, but I knew if I got the right levels of sweetness from the syrup and vodka, the bitter edge to the tonic would make for a delicious cocktail. You don’t even need any fancy cocktail wear to make it, no shaker needed. You will want something mix it up, but even a spoon will do. Since this is a stirred drink, the amount of ice you use isn’t too important as it’s not used to dilute the drink – you just need enough to keep it nice and cold.
I’d never heard of this brand of vodka before and while it’s no Belvedere it was very tasty, if you can get your hands on some chocolate vodka I would definitely recommend it trying it! It has a bit of chocolate sauce taste to it which blended really nicely with the raspberry syrup. If you can’t get your hands on chocolate vodka right now, I would definitely recommend trying this with regular vodka I’m going to be adding raspberry syrup to my regular vodka tonics much more often – but please use good vodka, drinks are just like anything else, the better quality your ingredient the better it will taste!
This drink is not only great for this fab party, but with that beautiful pink colour and the chocolate theme it’ll be perfect to serve on Valentine’s Day – whether you’re spending it with a significant other or having drinks with your single friends! I’m certainly going to pour one for myself on February 14th!
So, get your party shoes on and grab a cocktail, there’s lots to see and taste! I can’t wait to see what everyone else has brought to the party, cheers!
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- Ice
- 25ml Chocolate Vodka
- 25ml Raspberry Syrup
- Tonic Water
- 2 Lime Wedges
- Fresh Raspberries (optional)
- Add ice to a tall glass, filling halfway full
- Pour over vodka and syrup, fill up with tonic water.
- Squeeze lime wedges into glass before dropping them in glass
- Garnish with fresh raspberries if desired, serve with stirrer to mix drink.
- If you don't have stirrers, be sure to stir drink before serving
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Yum Yum yum!! A cocktail cannot get better than having Chocolate in it! Loving this Michelle π My favourite Vodka is 42below (but that could be because I’m biased towards NZ!) Have to look out for a good Chocolate vodka and give this a go! If I know anything about my husband and myself, we are MORE than willing to try new cocktails! π
Ooh I’ve not seen 42below before, I’m a bit biased against any vodka that isn’t Polish but if I come across it I’ll give it ago haha!
Thanks Dini π x
I’m glad I wasn’t the only bad girl bringing booze to the party. You are right that it pays to buy good ingredients for a good outcome! I love this concoction. Delicious!
What’s a party without a little (lot) of booze haha! I will definitely be over to check out what you brought soon then!!
Thank you π
Michelle, that is a work of a trained bar tender! You have created an art there with all those colors! Hic’ Hic’!! Yes please, 1 for me! I am bringing my drink to cheer with yours ;).
Haha thank you Sonal! I better grab another drink for a toast! x
This looks great! I was thinking about bringing a drink to FF too, but agree it’s always good to use the random things you have lying around and for some reason we don’t have much just now! Nice use of some great ingredients – hope you can find other uses too!
Thank you Caroline! I’m sure there’s something great waiting for that raspberry syrup, I just haven’t figured out what yet! (besides pancakes of course!)
I’m so glad you decided to bring this delicious and original drink to FF. I am always happy to try out a new cocktail. I don’t know if chocolate vodka is available around here, and if I don’t find it, do you think I could just infuse regular vodka with a few chocolate beans for a few days? Would that more or less replicate the taste? I make a lot of vodka infusions (with my favourite, Alberta vodka, and that is after living 11 years in Russia so not just nationalist bias) and I am thinking a chocolate version would be lovely.
Ooh that sounds like a wonderful idea Hilda, you should definitely try it I think it would be wonderful! I’d love to try out infusing my own vodka one day
This cocktail looks so refreshing! I could use one of them right now! π
Thank you Jenny π x
This looks amazing Michelle, I love the colors and I can only imagine what it must taste like ~slurp~
Thank you! x
Oooooh yum!! I could so use one or three of those right about now lol π
π Thank you Amanda! x
Oh my, there are so many wondering boozy drinks at this party, love the combination of chocolate and raspberry in a cocktail, thanks Michelle, cheers:)
Thank you Lily! x
Not THIS is a perfect way to toast the anniversary of FF! Fun!
π Thank you! x
I love the idea of a chocolate vodka! And genius combination with the raspberry syrup! Gorgeous photos too, Michelle – Happy Fiesta Friday
Thank you Selma! Happy FF to you too xx
OMG! I can’t take my eyes off this drink! That’s one gorgeous piece of art! I would think 10 times before stirring it βΊοΈ
π Thank you Sonal! Don’t worry, it’s still pretty once it’s stirred – if you like pink that is!
Michelle I will certainly take 2 of these, they sure look tasty!! π
Thank you Amy π
I’ve heard of chocolate vodka but I’ve never tried it. It sounds sinful but delish. Thanks for sharing and linking up to Scraptastic Saturdays.
Thank you x
You know me too well! I have a cupboard full of random things I picked up from browsing the store sales. You’ll never know when you’ll need them, right?
Right?! And if I wasn’t the kind of person who picked up random things I wouldn’t have this cocktail – so I think the lesson learned here is we should continue to do it more often!
What?! What happened to the rest of my comment? I wrote a book about how I don’t have chocolate vodka but have raspberry vodka instead. And was wondering if I could reverse the recipe, etc, etc….but none of it showed. Anyway, thanks so much for this! I just love everything about it! So pretty!
Weird, but yeah I think you could definitely reverse the recipe! Thank you!! x
Very creative! Love the presentation too.
Thank you π x
This drink is gorgeous and I’m sure it tastes wonderful! Thanks for bringing it to the party! π
Thank you π x
Wow, I didn’t even know you could get chocolate vodka! (Which probably shows that I’m not much of a drinker π )
These look so pretty!
Thank you Claudia π
I do love a good cocktail so I hope you brought extras, especially since raspberries are my favorite. This is a drink I can get down with, probably more often than I should. π
Thank you Meghan! And don’t worry there’s plenty to go around π x
Yum! These look dangerously good! Definitely going to have to try this recipe!
Thank you π
Absolutely perfect cocktail for the party, Michelle! I am mainly a wine drinker but occasionally will have something different especially a cocktail like this. Chocolate and raspberry – perfect pairing. I am amazed at the varieties of vodka you can buy π
Thank you Judi!
And me too, I need to experiment with some others I think!
What an amazing looking cocktail!
Thank you! x
Michelle, what a gorgeous drink!! Chocolate vodka sounds wonderful by itself, but I think you’ve made it magical with the raspberries, they look sooo pretty! Wow!!
Thank you π x x
This looks beautiful! Gorgeous Presentation!
Thank you π x
Oh. My. Word.
Chocolate vodka? Sign me up!
Thanks so much for the recipe and for sharing on Show Me Saturday. I can’t wait to see what you bring to the party this weekend!
~ Ashley
Thank you Ashley π