Don't you just hate it?

Don't you just hate it when you find something you really like, and then it's no longer available?
It happens to me all the time, and it's infuriating. I happened upon a bottle of chocolate martini mixer a few months back, and once it was gone (and I was hooked), I went looking for more, only to find it nowhere. Then one day I went into a store and found espresso martini mix, which was also yummy. Once that was gone, I went to the company's website, AND IT'S NOT EVEN ON THERE! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT??? Well, not to be bested, I began to experiment, and voila! I've learned to make my own. All it takes is some prepared espresso (yes, I have an old-time espresso pot) and some simple syrup, which is nothing more than 1 part water and 2 parts sugar boiled on the stove for about 5 minutes. Let all this cool and mix the syrup into the espresso to your taste. Add vodka, and oh boy! If you like chocolate, add chocolate (I like the hershey's dark syrup), and use a microplane to shave a fine layer of chocolate (like dove dark candy) on top of the prepared martini, and it's heaven in a glass! Sometimes we have to improvise when we live in hickville.

Bottoms up!
LeAnn