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Valentine's Day 2011
Here is our yearly collection of co*cktails, punches and other drinks to help you celebrate that special day, Valentine's. Enjoy!
Valentini
Shake and strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge. |
Strawberry Kir
Serve in a champagne flute, garnish with a fresh strawberry. |
Raspberry Pom
Muddle 3 red raspberries and 2 limes wedges in a splash of cranberry juice. Add ice, then Pomegranate Schnapps and tequila. Serve in an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a raspberry and mint sprig. |
Cinnful Valentine
Build in a Collins glass over ice. |
Black Angel
Pour the blackberry brandy and lime juice into an ice-filled rocks glass. Top with a splash of club soda and garnish with a limed wedge. |
Pomegranate Royal
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a pre-chilled martini glass. Top with champagne. Garnish with orchid or other exotic flower. |
Cranberry Margarita
In a co*cktail shaker, combine Margarita Mixer, Cosmopolitan Mixer, and Don Julio Blanco with plenty of ice. Pour into a rimmed glass garnished with a lime twist. Cover and shake vigorously. |
Simple Bloody Mary
Pour ingredients in a tall glass with plenty of ice. Stir to combine ingredients. Garnish with celery stick and squeeze of lime. |
Fountain of Youth
In a co*cktail shaker combine Stirrings Pomegranate Mixer and Ciroc Vodka with plenty of ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass. Top with sparkling wine (optional). Garnish with fresh blueberries. |
Raspberry Cosmo
In a co*cktail shaker combine Stirrings Cosmopolitan Mixer, Smirnoff Raspberry Flavored Vodka and raspberries (or 1/2 tsp. raspberry jam) with plenty of ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist. |
Dirty Mary
In a co*cktail shaker, combine Stirrings Bloody Mary Mixer, Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, Stirrings Dirty Martini, and plenty of ice. Shake, strain, and pour into a co*cktail glass. |
Love In The FIG City (by Tomas Delos Reyes of the Standard Hotel, NYC)
Muddle, shake and fine strain over ice into a rocks glass. Top with Mionetto Brut Prosecco and garnish with a fresh fig wheel. |
Look Better Naked Margarita (by Adam Seger of Nacional 27, Chicago)
Rim a 10 ounce co*cktail glass with equal parts organic salt and fresh cracked organic green peppercorns. Remove rosemary leaves from the woody stem and muddle in a 16 ounce pint glass until aromatic. Add the liquid ingredients and transfer to a co*cktail shaker. Shake vigorously until the shaker is frosted. Strain into the chilled, rimmed glass. Float a 1" rosemary sprig on top. |
Blue Essence (by Brett Feore of Apiary, NYC)
Muddle mint and blueberries. Combine remaining ingredients. Garnish with mint and three berries and sea salt rim. |
X-Rated Fusion X-Boyfriend
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass. |
X-Rated Fusion French Kiss
Shake over ice and serve in amartini glass. Drizzle black raspberryliqueur down sides of glass. |
SKYY Amore-tini
Mix all ingredients in a shaker filledwith ice. Shake and serve in aco*cktail glass. |
The SKYY Violet
Stir SKYY Vodka, Orange Bitters andCreme de Violette with ice. Straininto Champagne coup or flute andtop with Prosecco. Top with zest ofan orange and garnish with orangetwist. |
The Spritz
Pour over ice and serve in a wineglass. |
SKYY Love Potion #9
Shake well with cracked ice. Straininto chilled co*cktail glass. Garnishwith a maraschino cherry. |
Cupid's Kiss
Shake with ice and strain intochilled a martini glass. Garnish withan edible orchid. |
U'Luvka Vodka has a Valentine's day co*cktail. It is the U'Luv Me, which a delicious mix of strawberry, U'Luvka and St. Germain (if you cannot find it in your country, an elderflower cordial is a close substitute). The recipe is for two Martinis, it is Valentine's! | |
U'LUV ME
In a co*cktail shaker, muddle the strawberry, after adding the lemon juice, simple syrup, St. Germain, and U'luvka Vodka. Rinse a chilled Martini glass with Pernod Absinthe. Add fresh ice into the mixing glass and shake it with lots of TLC. Strain the co*cktail into the Martini glass. Top with Champagne. Garnish it with a strawberry. |
Godiva Sealed With a Kiss By Elayne Duke, New York City
Combine Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Infused Vodka and Creme de Cassis into a co*cktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a champagne flute. Top off with chilled champagne. |
Kissed by an Angel
Combine ingredients with ice and shake well. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with shaved or powdered chocolate. Garnish with a strawberry, cherry or a raspbery. |
Herradura Ultimate Beso Photo by Paola Garcia co*cktail created by Mark Drew, master mixologist and brand ambassador for Tequila Herradura.
Prepare the raspberry tea with boiling water then leave to cool. Once cool, place in fridge until chilled. Add all liquid ingredients to a boston shaker and fill with ice. Shake until cold and the pineapple juice has created foam. Strain into a chilled coupe/martini glass. Garnish with a rose petal. |
Sandeman Ruby Sparkler
Serve in a champagne flute. |
Chasing Tail for those of you out there who don't have a date tonight and don't have a problem with that!
Combine ingredients in a rocks glass over ice and stir gently. |
Love is... Margarita
Combine chilled chocolate milk, Sauza and strawberry puree in a tall glass. Stir vigorously to combine. Pour into a glass and garnish with a chocolate covered strawberry. |