Wanna die with a sweet smile? try Death by Chocolate..

In a  dinner with lawyer friends at Cafe Adriatico, we came across a drink called "Death by Chocolate." The menu said " chilling blend of espresso, vanilla ice cream, chololate syrup spiked with vodka, kalhua and baileys."

I ordered the drink without reading the ingredients. After a few sip of  "Death by Chocolate." then i started to feel weird  I was not feeling well that night , but joined a balikbayan friend for the dinner. When i saw what was written, we just laughed  and i stopped drinking it. I opted to share the hot tea of my friend since i dont want to take the risk of driving home tipsy, which might aggravate my condition that night.

When i searched for this drink in the internet, i realized it is similar to what is called the mudslide..

What are the effects of each ingredient? lets analyze:

Espresso:  a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee.Due to its caffeine content, coffee often has a stimulating effect on humans.

Vanilla Ice Cream:  a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners. In some cases, artificial flavourings and colourings are used in addition to (or in replacement of) the natural ingredients.

 Chocolate syrup - can be made from unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar and water. Recipes may also include other ingredients such as corn syrup, malt, and flavorings like vanilla extract.. Cocoa or dark chocolate benefits the circulatory system.Other beneficial effects suggested include anticancer, brain stimulator, cough preventor and antidiarrhoeal effects.


Vodka, Kahlua, Baileys -  Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, although in smaller amounts it may appear to have a mild stimulant effect. The main psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages is ethyl alcohol, produced through the fermentation of sugar by yeast.

Death by Chocolate is also  a marketing term for various desserts that feature chocolate (especially dark chocolate or cocoa) as the primary ingredient . A dish called "Death by Chocolate" might be:

• A layered chocolate cake, with fudge, ganache, or chocolate mousse between the layers
• A dessert made in a trifle bowl from alternating layers of broken-up Kahlua-soaked brownies, chocolate mousse, crushed Heath bars, and whipped topping
• A molten chocolate cake
• A flourless chocolate cake (sometimes called "chocolate decadence")