Another Round of Valentine’s Day Drinks for 2023
Valentine’s Day is almost here; are you ready with some sexy specialty cocktails for your guests? In addition to the 10 recipes we shared last week, we’re adding eight more we like for this year.
The holiday may be all about hearts, flowers and romance for many, but don’t forget about the folks who may be celebrating Galentines, Bromances, or Friendiversaries. Have some fun, festive cocktails on deck for them too!
Cupid’s Deluxe
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Absolut Elyx vodka½ oz. Aperol¼ oz. Giffard Vanille De Madagascar liqueur¾ oz. Lemon juice½ oz. Agave syrup
Instructions
Shake ingredients together with ice.
Strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a rose petal.
Notes
Samuel Stephens, lead bartender at Henley in Nashville’s Kimpton Aertson hotel, created this recipe.
Chocolate Rum Negroni
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. SelvaRey Chocolate rum1 oz. Sweet vermouth1 oz. Campari2 dashes Orange bitters
Instructions
Add all ingredients into mixing glass with ice.
Stir until well chilled; strain into ice-filled rocks or Double Old Fashioned glass.
Garnish with an orange wedge.
Notes
The mixologists at SelvaRey created this recipe.
Petals of Love
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Empress gin¾ oz. House-made yuzu syrup¼ oz. House-made yuzu oleo saccharum½ oz. Lemon juice2 dashes House-made cardamom bitters1 barspoon Dried rose petal-infused rose waterSplash of proseccoTwo drops of hibiscus syrup for color
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin.
Shake with ice and double strain into a coupe glass.
Add a splash of prosecco to the top of the cocktail
Garnish with dried rose petals.
Notes
Cheyanne Ward, bar manager of FARM Bluffton in Bluffton, SC, created this recipe.
Hearts on Fire
Ingredients
2 ½ parts Mumm Napa Brut Rosé sparkling wine1 ½ parts Pink gin1 ½ parts Pink grapefruit juice1 part Raspberry rose water syrup1 ½ parts Raspberry seltzer
Instructions
Pour raspberry rose water syrup into the bottom of a glass.
Fill the glass with large chunks of crushed clear ice.
Separately, combine pink gin and grapefruit juice in a mixing glass with ice.
Stir to chill, then add pre-chilled raspberry (or plain) seltzer.
Gently pour into your glass so that it layers on top of the syrup.
Top off with rosé sparkling wine.
Garnish with grapefruit slice, fresh raspberries and some blossoms.
Notes
Mixologist Jes Gutierrez-Switaj @the.sauceress created this recipe.
Head Over Heels
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. E11EVEN vodka½ oz. Lemon juice½ oz. Raspberry lemongrass syrupTop with Sparkling rosé
Instructions
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
Strain into a Nick & Nora glass.
Top with sparkling rosé.
Garnish with dehydrated lemon and white baby’s breath flower.
Notes
The mixologists at Giselle Miami created this recipe.
Rose Water Punch
Ingredients
2 oz. Chambord2 oz. Fords Gin2 oz. Red wine¼ oz. Rose water2 Strawberries whole4 oz. Ginger beerFresh roses
Instructions
In a blender, place the Chambord, gin, red wine, strawberries and rose water.
Blend until the strawberries are completely pureed.
Strain the mixture evenly into 2 wine glasses along with some ice.
Top with a splash of ginger beer.
Garnish with rose petals.
Notes
The mixologists at Chambord created this recipe.
Love in Manhattan
Ingredients
1 ¾ oz. El Bandido Yankee reposado tequila1 oz. Carpano Antica vermouth¼ oz. Raspberry liqueur3 dashes Chocolate bittersSmoked with cherry wood chips
Instructions
Build in a shaker and shake.
Strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with 3 raspberries on a pick.
Notes
The mixologists at El Bandido Yankee created this recipe.
Naked Lunch
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Starward Two-Fold whiskey½ oz. La Ina fino sherry½ oz. Licor Beirão¼ oz. Zucca Amaro3 dashes Tonka bean tincture2 dashes Bittercube cherry bark vanilla bitters3 drops Oakmoss tincture
Instructions
Stir with cubed ice for about 45 seconds.
Strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a cherry.
Notes
Cocktail available at Hotel Chelsea in New York.
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