Valentine's Day Cocktails

Love is in the air! Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and sipping cocktails with your sweetie should be a big part of your evening as you celebrate love.

Want to impress your sweetheart this year? Our experts have compiled a list of some of our favorite rosy-hued and romantic to sweet and spicy Valentine's Day cocktails. 

 

Love Potion #9

A magical treat for starry-eyed lovers, this aptly-named cocktail is a delicious blend of berries, vanilla ice cream, vodka, and white crème de cacao liqueur. One sip, and you might fall in love. 

 

Ingredients

½ cup fresh or frozen strawberries

1 scoop vanilla ice cream

1 ounce vodka (unflavored, strawberry, or vanilla)

½ ounce white crème de cacao liqueur

½ cup ice

Garnish: strawberry

 

Directions

In a blender, combine the ice, strawberries, vanilla ice cream, vodka, and crème de cacao; blend until smooth.

Pour into a chilled margarita glass.

Garnish with a strawberry.

 

Kir Royale

For an easy way to woo that special someone, try a fizzy, fruity Kir Royale. To create this elegant cocktail, simply swirl champagne and French berry liqueur. That's it! 

 

Ingredients

½ ounce Chambord raspberry liqueur

5 ounces chilled brut (dry) champagne

Garnish: 1 fresh raspberry

 

Directions

Pour the Chambord into a champagne flute; top with the champagne.

Garnish with a raspberry. 

 

Malena

For those who prefer savory over sweet, whiskey is the way to win their heart. Rye whiskey and Campari lend boldness, while blackberry wine softens and orange bitters brighten the flavor in this sultry sipper.

 

Ingredients

1 oz Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey

1 oz Campari

¾ oz blackberry wine

5 drops Orange blossom water

3 dashes orange bitters

Garnish: ground cinnamon and orange half-wheel

 

Directions

Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass; fill with ice.

Stir briefly and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice or cocktail glass.

Garnish with an orange half-wheel and a dusting of ground cinnamon.

 

Hot Blooded

Want to add some spice and intrigue to your Valentine's Day? Rye whiskey and Ancho chile liqueur may sound like complimentary bedfellows, but they're a match made in heaven when they're combined with blood orange and lime juices and simple syrup. For an even spicier evening, add a few dashes of hot sauce. 

 

Ingredients

2 ounces rye whiskey

½ ounce Ancho Reyes ancho chile liqueur

½ ounce blood orange juice

½ ounce fresh lime juice

½ ounce simple syrup

4 dashes hot sauce

Garnish: blood orange twist, lime twist

Optional: hot sauce

 

Directions

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice; shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a coupe glass.

Garnish with blood orange and lime twists.

 

Snickertini

Chocolate is a Valentine's Day staple. But, if you and your sweetie would rather drink your chocolate, try a Snickertini. This cocktail delivers a sweet and boozy sugar rush with its combination of chocolate and caramel flavors. 

 

Ingredients

Chocolate sauce, to coat glass

Caramel sauce, to coat glass

1-½ ounces Van Gogh Dutch Caramel vodka

½ ounce amaretto

½ ounce Baileys Irish cream

½ ounce chocolate liqueur

1 teaspoon heavy cream

 

Directions

Drizzle caramel and chocolate sauce lines on the inside of a rocks glass; chill in the refrigerator.

Add the caramel vodka, amaretto, Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and heavy cream into a shaker with ice; shake until well-chilled.

Pour unstrained into the prepared glass.

  

Universal Fine Wine & Spirits specializes in rare liquors, handcrafted wines, and craft beers and provides exceptional pricing on everyday staples. Our staff has over thirty years of combined beverage industry experience and can help you find the perfect beverage for your romantic evening. So stop by our store, call us at 727-937-8330, or visit our website to learn more.

 

 

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Sources

https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/valentines-day-cocktails/

https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/valentines-day-cocktail-recipes/

https://www.thespruceeats.com/valentines-day-cocktails-760420