For a simple yet luxuriant chocolate martini, all you need are three core ingredients. Those, plus a shaker and some garnish, can bring you to martini glory.

Decadent and delightful, it's no wonder chocolate martinis are one of the top chocolate cocktails you need to try at least once. But while they are classically rich and tempting as they are ...

A chocolate martini in a martini glass with a cocoa powder rim on a wooden table with a plate of chocolate broken into large hunks. - Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock ...