Alcoholic Chocolate Shake cocktail recipe

The iconic Toblerone bar – that ever-popular Duty Free treat and Father’s Day special – was the inspiration behind this decadent cocktail. It’s the ultimate drink to serve in place of dessert with its creamy, nutty, chocolatey flavors. Made with ice cream, chocolate sauce, honey and three different liqueurs, it’s the perfect cocktail for those who enjoy an after-dinner treat.

There’s a good chance you’ve been gifted a Toblerone chocolate at some point, or at least spied it in the supermarket with its unmissable yellow packaging. Invented in 1908 in Switzerland, Toblerone's name comes from its creator, chocolate maker Theodore Tobler, and the Italian word for honey-nougat – one of its main ingredients – torrone. Its unique pyramid shape is said to be inspired by the peak of the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps.

The Toblerone-inspired cocktail was first created in 2003 by aficionado Simon Difford, who originally named it the Triangular Martini. It sits alongside other popular dessert cocktails like the Grasshopper, a minty chocolatey treat, and the Mudslide, which is made with vodka, coffee liqueur and Irish cream liqueur.

Whip yourself up this liquid dessert next time you’re hanging for something sweet, or impress guests by serving it as your third or fourth course.

There’s no getting around the fact that this is a sweet cocktail, but you can play with the level of sweetness by increasing or decreasing the amount of honey you use, to suit your tastes.

Not a coffee person? There are only very small amounts of caffeine in coffee liqueur, but if you don’t like the flavour, then simply double the amount of hazelnut liqueur, or try vanilla liqueur instead, which beautifully complements the nutty flavours in the mix.

If you consider yourself a coffee snob, why not try a cold-pressed coffee liqueur? Made with the same care as your all-important morning brew, cold-pressed coffee liqueur will impart a strong, authentic coffee flavour into your cocktail and add more of a caffeine dose, too. 

You will also want to keep an eye on the amount of ice you use in this cocktail as more or less will change the consistency and drinkability of the final cocktail. Start by blitzing it with the recommended 1.5 cups, and see if you'd like more ice from there. 

As for the chocolate sauce, Ice Magic is an excellent choice for drizzling inside the glass.