This $1K sizzling coco will trigger your pockets to expertise dying by chocolate

Get a load of this haute chocolate.

Benjamin Steakhouse in Midtown is catering to cash-flush chocoholics with a brand new, ultra-decadent, three-tiered sizzling cocoa cocktail — and it runs clients a cool $1,000 per coupe.

High costs are hopefully no impediment to die-hard cocoa nuts.

The extravagantly dubbed Versailles Velour — an opulent concoction imbued with 5 wallop-packing status spirits — is even adorned with gold leaf, like a collaboration between King Midas and Willy Wonka.

The amped-up espresso martini was “inspired by the grandeur and ceremonial indulgence of the French court,” or so instructed the restaurant’s unique advertising and marketing pitch to The Post.

The actual story, although, is a bit much less posh.

Bartender Victor Dedushaj informed The Post he was truly impressed by a consumer with “exquisite taste” who wished to impress his sizzling chocolate-loving spouse.

“He said, ‘One of these days, I really want to blow her mind,’” the faucet grasp recalled whereas whipping up a Versailles Velour for The Post.

Dedushaj requested the place he ought to draw the road.

“Go the whole way,” was the person’s response, and Dedushaj set to work.

Dedushaj infused the choc-tail with Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Kahlúa, contemporary espresso, steamed milk and orange bitters, plus delicately heated Grand Marnier Quintessence and Hennessy Richard cognac.

It’s these two closing spirits that account for many of the gilded beverage’s excessive price ticket: simply 2 ounces of both would usually set you again $400 and between $600 and $700, respectively.

And ever-so-slightly extra cheap 1½ ounces of Hennessy goes into the new chocolate for “proper strength,” mentioned Dedushaj. Meanwhile, they add 1 ounce of the Grand Marnier.

The coup de grace is a velvety layer of shlag — German shorthand for whipped cream — that’s topped with 24-karat edible gold leaf for a bit “extra decadence,” per the barman.

“The leaf alone is about 50 bucks a box,” boasted Dedushaj whereas gold-flecking the froth with the precision of a Midtown jeweler. Topping the ostentatious tipple is a equally glam, logo-stamped chocolate that runs 100 bucks a pop.

The drink is wealthy in additional methods than one. If you unintentionally knock one over, a refill may bankrupt you.

This chocolate Fort Knox appears to be like nearly too good to drink, however the blinged-out confection is wealthy, brawny and boozy, evoking a extra upmarket Irish espresso — its end like diving into the chocolate river from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” after embarking on an all-night bender.

Customers might want to lick the cocktail glass clear, understanding that any stray streak of cocoa in all probability prices as a lot as an entire meal on the restaurant, known for its can’t-miss succulent steaks.

While the Versailles Velour is actually a boozy dessert in a glass, Dedushaj mentioned it’s a terrific complement to Benjamin’s wealthy dessert lineup.

“It’s more along the lines of digestif than aperitif,” mentioned the barman, including that it goes effectively with the whole lot from tiramisu to pecan pie.

Just don’t pair it with meals which are “too bright in acidic,” he warned, as a result of that will counter their taste.

Ultimately, Versailles Velour belongs within the pantheon of highfalutin steakhouse specials alongside Empire Steak House’s gilded beef for New Year’s Eve and Old Homestead’s $200-per-dollop cranberry sauce.

Coincidentally, Versailles Velour isn’t the most costly cup of cocoa in NYC — or the world, for that matter.

That honor goes to a particular $250,0000 diamond-studded Frrrozen Hot Chocolate that Serendipity 3 served for Valentine’s Day in 2023. The hotspot extra not too long ago supplied a decadent romantic dessert final month that contained a diamond valued at wherever from $15 to a whopping $10,000.

One may pause earlier than charging a grand for a sizzling chocolate within the inflation age, a time when persons are more and more forgoing consuming and flocking to Chinese espresso outlets that supply extra bang for one’s buck.

But Dedushag maintains that there’ll all the time be a market for individuals who respect the finer — if ostentatious — issues in life.

“I believe the people will want the very exquisite,” he mentioned. “If the client wants Domaine de la Romanée-Conti,” he mentioned, referencing ultra-exclusive wines that may promote for as much as $20,000 per bottle, “they’re going to get Romanée-Conti.”

“For people who are looking for the outstanding, there will always be a market.”

The Versailles Velour will probably be out there at each Benjamin Steakhouse, 52 E. forty first St., and its sister surf-and-turf spot Sea Fire Grill, situated at 158 E. forty eighth St.