11 Valentine's Day Cocktails for Your Romantic Dinner Date
The pluses of having that romantic Valentine's Day dinner in your own humble abode? Curating a heart-felt cocktail menu for your man with a few of these decadent drinks.
Strawberry Steel from 121 Fulton Street - Valentine's Day Drinks
Strawberry Steel from 121 Fulton Street in New York City
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Ketel One
1/2 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. Fresh guava juice
1/2 oz. Sake
Enduro Hot Tottie - Valentine's Day Drinks
Enduro Restaurant's Hot Tottie Recipe
Ingredients:
2 oz. Maker's Mark
1 oz. Grand Marnier
3/4 oz. Clove Syrup
3/4 oz. Honey Syrup
1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
3 dash orange bitters
Hot Water
Garnish:
Flamed Orange Peel
Sugar and Ground Clove Rim Glass
The Hot and Sweet Cocktail - Valentine's Day Cocktails
The Hot and Sweet Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 part UV Sriracha Vodka
1 splash agave nectar
1 handful strawberries
Directions: Blend with ice and pour into sugar-rimmed margarita glass
The Rose Runner, Using Christina Milian's Viva Diva Wines - Valentine's Day Cocktails
The Rose Runner, Using Christina Milian's Viva Diva Wines
Ingredients:
2 parts Viva Diva Wines Rose Moscato
1 Part Peach CIROC
1 part Minute Maid Orangeade
1/2 cup tropical fruits
1 cup shredded ice
Directions: Blend and pour in a frosted glass.
The Heartbreaker - Valentine's Day Cocktails
The Heartbreaker
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Avión Reposado
¾ oz. Black Peach Tea
¼ oz. White Peach Puree
¼ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Brown Sugar
¼ oz. Cranberry Juice
3 Blackberries
1 Blackberry and Lemon Wheel for garnish
Directions: Muddle blackberries and brown sugar in shaker. Add all the ingredients and shake. Double strain and pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with one blackberry and a lemon wheel.
Te Amo- Valentine's Day Cocktails
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Te Amo
Ingredients:
2 parts Sauza Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
1 part DeKuyper Razzmatazz
6 parts chocolate milk
2 dashes of Taza Chocolate Mexicano Extract
Chocolate shavings for garnish
Raspberries for garnish
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain the mixture into two martini glasses rimmed with chocolate shavings. Garnish with raspberries.
Cherry Kiss - Valentine's Day Cocktails
Cherry Kiss
Ingredients:
6 parts Sauza Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
2 parts JDK & Sons O3 Premium Orange Liqueur
40 bing cherries, pitted and stemmed
3 tbsp. agave nectar
4 parts fresh lime juice
8 parts club soda
Directions: The above recipe serves six. Muddle together cherries, lime juice, and agave nectar. Strain into shaker and reserve the pulp in the bowl. Add the Sauza Blue Silver, JDK & Sons O3 Premium Orange Liqueur, and ice and shake to chill. Spoon 1 tablespoon of reserved cherry pulp into each glasses and fill 3/4 of the way full with cocktail mixture. Top with club soda and garnish with a cherry.
Red Velvet Cocktail- Valentine's Day Cocktails
Red Velvet Icing Cocktail
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. ZING Red Velvet
.75 oz. White Crème de Cacao
.75 oz. Chocolate Syrup
Directions: Shake and strain. Served up. Garnish with a Brandied Cherry
The Pavan Rouge, Recipe courtesy of Christian Sanders at Evelyn Drinkery
The Pavan Rouge, Recipe courtesy of Christian Sanders at Evelyn Drinkery
Ingredients:
1 part pavan
1 part vodka or gin
1 part lemon juice
1 part sparkling rosé
1/2 part thyme honey syrup
5 raspberries
Thyme Honey Syrup, to add in small sauce pan:
3-4 grams of thyme
1 cup honey
1 cup water
Directions: Add all ingredients, excluding the sparkling rose, to a blender. Blend for 30 seconds. Strain through tea strainer into a double rocks glass that already has the sparkling rose. Garnish with 2 raspberries and 2 small thyme sprigs.
Frangelico Truffle- Valentine's Day Cocktails
Frangelico Truffle
Ingredients:
1 part Frangelico
1 part SKYY Vodka 3/4oz Cold Espresso
Directions: Shake with ice and serve up in a cocktail or martini glass. Dust with dark chocolate shavings.
Clos du Bois Rouge - Valentine's Day Cocktails
And to make things super simple after dinner? A glass of the ultimate dessert wine!
Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon, $17, Available at wine and liquor stores nationwide