Dawid Smietana, food & beverage director at Kilkea Castle in Ireland, shares the inspiration for his Easter Martini.

Easter in Ireland is about renewal after deprivation, fasting and feasting… and of course, it is about chocolate! When I was creating Kilkea’s Easter Martini, I wanted the bespoke beverage to be a delicious and sweet treat for adults.

I was inspired by the flavors that you find in a traditional Easter basket and all the ingredients, which include Baileys Irish Cream, Ballykeefe vodka, organic whole milk, and a premium white chocolate and cocoa powder. These are blended beautifully together to make a delightful dessert cocktail. 

Chocolate eggs are by far the most popular Irish Easter tradition, with residents consuming 17.5 million Easter eggs each year, so I added those on the side. But you can also slip one of the chocolate eggs into the cocktail for a hidden surprise at the bottom of the glass!

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Easter Martini

Course Drinks

Keyword Baileys Irish Cream, chocolate, milk, vodka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz Baileys Irish Cream
• ¾ oz Ballykeefe vodka or other premium vodka
• 1 cup Whole milk
• Premium white chocolate
• Premium cocoa powder
• Mint leaves
• Premium milk chocolate eggs

Instructions

• Melt white chocolate in small pot.
• Rotate rim of Martini glass into pot.
• Chill Martini glass with scoop of ice.
• Add Baileys Irish Cream, vodka and milk to shaker glass.
• Shake contents for 25 seconds.
• Pour contents into Martini glass.
• Garnish with chocolate powder and mint leaf.
• Add festive add milk chocolate eggs.

Notes

Dawid Smietana, food & beverage director at Kilkea Castle in Ireland, created this recipe.

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