Valentine’s Day is right here so it’s time to infuse your cocktail lineup with a little bit romance and enjoyable. Hearts, flowers, chocolate and all shades of pink, pink and lavender add to the Feb. 14 festivities. Listed here are 10 recipes we like for this yr. And if you happen to want extra, listed below are the Valentine’s Day recipes from 2023, plus a bonus spherical of themed drinks.
Younger Hearts
- 1 strawberry
- 1 ½ oz. Damaged Shed Vodka
- ¾ oz. Elderflower liqueur
- ¾ oz. Contemporary lemon juice
- ½ oz. Easy syrup
- 1 sprint Orange bitters
- 1 Egg white
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In a shaker, muddle the strawberry.
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Add the remaining components.
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Dry shake, then shake once more with ice.
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Double pressure right into a coupe.
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High with a freeze-dried strawberry.
The mixologists at Damaged Shed created this recipe.
Spritz into Love
- 1 oz. Vegas Child vodka
- 6 oz. Berry glowing lemonade
- 1 ½ oz. Aperol
- ½ oz. Lemon juice
- Orange wheel strawberry slice garnish
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Mix components in a cocktail shaker crammed with ice.
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Shake till the shaker is chilly.
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Pressure right into a wine glass.
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Garnish with orange wheel and strawberry slice.
The mixologists at Vegas Child created this recipe.
Fleur de Lis
- ¾ oz. Bombay Gin
- ½ oz. St. Germaine elderflower liqueur
- ¼ oz. Citric acid
- 4 oz. Mio sake
- 1 sprint plum bitters
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Add all components to a shaker with ice.
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Stir, pressure, and pour right into a coupe glass.
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Garnish with edible glitter spray.
The mixologists at Queen Miami Seashore created this recipe.
Chocolate Lined Cherry Manhattan
- 2 oz. Koloa Kaua’i cacao rum
- ½ oz. Luxardo cherry liqueur
- Three dashes of Angostura bitters
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Add components to a cocktail stirring glass.
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Stir effectively, then let it sit for a minute.
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Pressure the cocktail into a relaxing serving glass.
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Garnish ostentatiously with roses and/or chocolate lined cherries.
Mixologist Lee Corbett (@TheRogueBrusselSprout) created this recipe.
Lovers’ Moon
- 1 ½ oz. Astral Tequila Blanco
- 1 ½ oz. Contemporary grapefruit juice
- ½ oz. Contemporary lime juice
- ½ oz. Cinnamon-agave syrup
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Mix all components right into a cocktail shaker.
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Add ice, shake and pressure into an ice-filled rocks glass rimmed with salt.
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Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
The mixologists at Astral created this recipe.
Vallières’ Secret
- 1 ½ oz. Monkey 47 Distiller’s Minimize Version 13 gin
- 1 oz. Blueberry juice
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- ¼ oz. Maple syrup
- 1 tbsp. Blueberry jam
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Pour components into cocktail shaker.
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Add ice and shake.
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Nice pressure into a relaxing Nick & Nora glass.
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Garnish with maple caramelized bacon strip.
The mixologists at Monkey 47 created this recipe.
French Ardour
- 1 ½ oz. Cîroc Ardour vodka
- 1 oz. Pineapple juice
- ¾ oz. Hibiscus syrup
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- High off with Champagne/glowing wine
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Add all components besides the glowing wine right into a shaker.
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Add ice and shake for about 8 to 10 seconds.
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Double pressure right into a coupe glass.
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High off with Champagne/glowing.
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Garnish with edible flowers.
The mixologists at Cîroc created this recipe.
Cupid’s Arrow
- 1 ½ oz. The Pathfinder Hemp and Root
- 1 ½ oz. Tamworth Distilling Flora gin or non-alcoholic gin substitute
- 2 oz. Chilled hibiscus tea*
- 1 dropper Bittermens Burlesque bitters
- High with 2 oz. dry glowing rosé alcoholic or non-alcoholic
Lee Noble, cocktail specialist at Quaker Metropolis Mercantile, created this recipe.
Watermelon Bitter
- 1 ½ oz. Bisquit & Dubouché V.S.O.P. Cognac
- ½ oz. Aperol
- 1 oz. Watermelon syrup granulated white sugar and watermelon juice
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
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Mix all components right into a shaker.
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Pressure into into chilled coupe.
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Garnish with a watermelon dice.
The mixologists at Bisquit & Dubouché created this recipe.
Hopped Strawberry Outdated Original
- 2 components Knob Creek 7 yr outdated rye
- ¼ half Strawberry liqueur
- ¼ half IPA syrup*
- 2 dashes Orange bitters
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Mix components in a mixing glass
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Stir and pressure right into a rocks glass.
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Garnish with a lemon twist.
The mixologists at Knob Creek created this recipe.
