Directions

Shake rum, Lillet, cacao and lemon juice together with crushed ice (if you have a stick drink blender, even better). Transfer into a drinking glass, top with the ginger beer and the candied ginger garnish.

Be sure to use a nice Crème de Cacao—most of the readily available brands taste like crappy chemicals. TCHO Chocolate are our new neighbors and the inspiration for using chocolate in this cocktail, but until they start producing their own liqueur I'm using Tempus Fugit, which is pretty delightful stuff.