Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with that particular somebody or spending Galentine’s Day with buddies, mixologists and winemakers have created irresistible specialty drinks to commemorate the season of affection.
Sparkling Cherry
1 ½ oz Empress 1908 Gin
½ oz Cherry Juice
2 Drops Rose Bitters or Rose Water
5 oz Rosé Sparkling Wine
Cherry Candy Hearts
Method: Place cherry sweet hearts on a plate lined with parchment paper and set within the freezer for 4 hours or till frozen. Then, place the frozen cherry hearts in a serving glass appearing as ice cubes to relax the drink. Add the cherry juice, rose bitters, and Empress 1908 Gin right into a shaker, stirring to mix. Pour over the chilled sweet hearts, then prime with rosé glowing wine.
La Vie En Rose
1.5 oz Empress 1908 Gin
3-4 Cardamom Pods
1 tbsp Rose Water
2 tbsp Simple Syrup
Juice of Half of a Lemon
Sparkling Water
Method: Coat glass rim with lemon juice, and dip in cardamom sugar. Add crushed cadamom pods and Empress 1908 Gin. Rest for 5-10 minutes to let the flavors infuse. Add rose water, easy syrup, and lemon juice, and blend — benefit from the present watching the 1908 Gin colour magically change. Add ice, and prime with glowing water. Garnish with dried rose petals.
Bésame
Recipe was created in collaboration by PATRÓN Tequila and “Bachelor” alum Tayshia Adams.
1.5 ouncesPATRÓN Silver
1 oz Lime Juice
.5 oz Agave Nectar
2 Slices of Jalapeno
4 Raspberries
Method: Combine all components in a shaker with ice and shake to relax. Add sparkles to rim of coupe glass. Strain components right into a coupe glass. Option: Garnish with edible sparkles.
Belvedere Cosmopolitan
1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
1 oz Orange Liqueur
.75 ouncesfresh lime juice
.75 oz Cranberry juice
Method: Place all components right into a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice, pressure right into a cocktail shaker and garnish with a lime wheel.
Whale You Be Mine
2 oz Gray Whale Gin
5 ouncesblood orange juice
Method: Shake components with ice. Strain over contemporary ice into coup glass. Top with soda water. Garnish with blood orange slices.
Winter Fling
2 elements Redemption Rye
.25 half Cinnamon Syrup
.75 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 sprint Angostura Bitters
3 dashes Pimento Bitters
Rinse of Dry Curaçao
Method: Rinse chilled couple glass with Dry Curaçao. Stir all different components in a shaker with ice. Strain components over chilled coupe glass.
Whispering Angel Rose
The best-selling rosé within the US, Whispering Angels’ refined but uncomplicated type is credited with launching a “rosé Renaissance” 15+ years in the past. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, the fruit-forward, creamy palate is balanced with a crisp acidity and notes of pink berries, florals and discreet trace of spice.
Beau Joie Brut Natural
Nothing Sets the temper like champagne. The $99 Beau Joie Brut Natural is a very elegant alternative, fermented the pure approach for six years, which permits the 60/40 Pinot Noir/Chardonnay mix to keep up its acidity and pure aromas.
