15 Romantic Valentine’s Day Cocktails To Try At Home
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Romantic tipples to impress your date with this year
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Dinner dates are always nice, but sometimes staying in can be the more romantic option for Valentine’s Day. It’s more private, and you won’t feel you’re competing with all the other couples in the restaurant. Plus you can impress your other half with a fancy meal, paired with special cocktails. We share some recipe ideas below, which would work equally well for a Galentines evening with friends.
15 Romantic Valentine’s Day Cocktails To Try At Home
Rose Petal Martini
An elegant cocktail that was first created by legendary bartender Dick Bradsell (creator of the Espresso Martini and the Bramble).
Ingredients
25ml Lanique
25ml gin
25ml lychee juice
2 dashes Peychauds Bitters
Rose petal (optional)
Method
Combine the Lanique, gin, lychee juice and bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a rose petal.
Recipe courtesy of Lanique.
French Kiss
Ingredients
50ml Slingsby Rhubarb Gin
50ml pineapple juice
20ml lime juice
25ml Chambord
Method
Shake all ingredients with ice before straining into a coupe glass.
Recipe courtesy of Slingsby Gin.
Flower Crown
Ingredients
125ml of your favourite, chilled Champagne!
Method
Paint a thin line of honey in a diagonal line around the outside of the glass using a flat brush.
Stick on your edible flowers, or petals of choice (rose petals could work well for Valentine’s) then pop open your Champagne and pour!
Watch ‘how to’ video here
Recipe courtesy of Champagne Bureau UK.
The Botanist Gin Pomegranate Martini
Filled with sweet and delicate gin botanicals and delicious hints of pomegranate – a gin lover’s dream drink.
Ingredients
70ml The Botanist Gin
1 heaping tablespoon fresh pomegranate arils
15ml dry vermouth
Method
Muddle pomegranate arils with gin and allow it to steep (1-2 hours).
Add the infused gin and vermouth to a mixing glass with ice and stir to chill.
Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.
Recipe courtesy of Botanist Gin.
La Vie en Rose
Ingredients
50ml vodka        Â
240ml St Germain liqueur
150ml Monin rose syrup
400ml Perrier
100ml Mumm rosé Champagne   Â
Method
Place ice cubes in a cocktail shaker then add, in the following order the vodka, St Germain liquer & Monin rose syrup.
Close the shaker and shake for a few minutes. Pour in the Perrier and rosé Champagne.
Recipe courtesy of Terre Blanche, Provence
Playing Gooseberry
Ingredients
35ml Slingsby Gooseberry Gin
15ml elderflower cordial
10ml lemon juice
Top prosecco
Garnish with lemon peel twist.
Method
Build all ingredients in a chilled flute glass.
Recipe courtesy of Slingsby Gin.
The Cointreau Sparkling Margarita
Containing hints of fizz, sweet syrup and citrus freshness, the Cointreau Margarita makes the perfect Valentine’s night tipple – tasting as good as it looks.
IngredientsÂ
20 ml Cointreau Limited Edition by Vincent Darré
30ml Blanco Tequila
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
1 Bar Spoon Simple Syrup
1 Shake Edible Pearlescent Powder (optional)
Sparkling Wine
Method Â
Pour all ingredients directly into a shaker.
Shake and strain into a chilled flute.
Top with Sparkling wine and garnish with a lime twist.
Recipe courtesy of Cointreau.
La Grande Bellezza
Ingredients
60 ml Martini rosato (infused with tamarind pulp)
20 ml Tequila
5 ml Mezcal
2 dashes of mandarin & Bob’s orange bitter
Violet flowers to garnish
2 ice cubes
Method
Infuse Martini rosato with tamarind pulp (750 ml with 100g) leave infused for 3/4 days.
Prepare the cocktail by pouring all the ingredients into a bottle, which you can keep in the refrigerator. Use a mixing glass and decant 90 ml of pre-batched cocktail using a stirrer and strainer and pour into a coupe glass.
Add two ice cubes and decorate with violet flowers.
Recipe courtesy of Hotel Eden, Rome.
The METAXAÂ Breakfast in Bed
Looking to surprise your loved one with breakfast in bed? Add this smooth and creamy cocktail to the menu, beautifully finished with rose petals, making the perfect treat to start your day.
IngredientsÂ
50ml METAXA 12 Stars
15ml Cointreau
10ml Crème de Cacao
1 spoon of Rose Marmalade
20ml Lemon Juice
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Method
Shake, double strain and serve in a coupette glass
Garnish with a rose petal
Recipe courtesy of METAXA.
Oh Romeo
20ml Gin
15mil Orange juice
10ml Campari
10ml Strawberry liqueur
10ml Elderflower cordial
Top with Champagne
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake well and strain into a champagne flute.
Top with Champagne, sit back and enjoy.
Recipe created by Taj Hotels, London.
Lanique Rose Fizz
Perfect for celebrations, the Lanique Rose Fizz adds a floral touch to your favourite Champagne or prosecco with a dash of Lanique.
Ingredients
25ml Lanique
Prosecco, Cava or Champagne
Method
Pour your choice of fizz into a Champagne flute and top with Lanique.
Recipe courtesy of Lanique.
Byblos Royal
Ingredients
25ml cherry liqueur
25ml ginger liqueur
Champagne Brut Rosé
Fresh strawberries (garnish)
Fresh Mint (garnish)
Lime Wedge (garnish)
Method
Mix the cherry and ginger liqueur and top up with Champagne Brut Rosé.
Garnish with fresh raspberries, mint and a lime wedge.
Recipe courtesy of Hotel Byblos, St. Tropez.
Served’s The Champagne Double Take
Celebrate at home in style with a sophisticated tipple offering the perfect balance of sweet and sparkling flavours paired with bold and spicy citrus kicks.
Ingredients Â
Served Raspberry: 125ml
Courvoisier Cognac VS: 15ml
Orange Essence: 5ml
Peychauds Bitters: 1 dash
MethodÂ
Combine and shake all ingredients and top up with Served.
Recipe courtesy of Andrea Maiolan, The Connaught.
Tanquerary No. TEN Gimlet
Ingredients
50ml Tanqueray No. TEN
20ml Grapefruit Cordial
Method
Stir
Coupette
Serve with no ice
Add grapefruit peel
Recipe courtesy of Tanqueray No. TEN.
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