Best Valentine's Day Cocktails for 2022
- Mia Davis
- January 25, 2022
Cocktails represent the holiday’s spirit, heart, and hidden aspiration. On the other hand, a romantic cocktail is an acknowledgment, praise, or a lovely offer. Drinking a cocktail, everyone discovers something new. These romantic drinks may be made on Valentine’s Day or simply because. And what can be more amazing than making it by yourself?
A cocktail is not just about juice or something strong, but a beautiful, delicate, decorated and just delicious drink. Therefore, go ahead and surprise your lover with homemade colorful cocktails on Valentine’s Day. Select any you want- you will not be disappointed! The main rule is not afraid of experimenting and improvising.
Winter Kiss
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoon frozen raspberries (or any other frozen berries)
- 30 ml of vodka
- 20 ml of grenadine
- 80-100 ml of rosé champagne (or any other sparkling wine)
Behind the recipe
Making Winter Kiss
Without defrosting grind Berries with a blender, add vodka, grenadine.
Add the berry puree to the glass, pour in the champagne and mix gently.
Add a few ice cubes if desired. Garnish the finished cocktail with raspberries, mint sprigs, pieces of fruit and more.
Sex on the Beach
Bright colors and soft fruity taste with no alcohol feel, make this drink one of the most wanted cocktails. It’s very easy and quick to make, and most importantly you don’t need a shaker.
Ingredients
- 60 ml vodka
- 30 ml peach schnapps or liqueur
- 60 ml grapefruit or orange juice
- 60 ml cranberry juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Ice
Behind the recipe
Making Sex on the Beach
Fill a highball glass with cubes of ice.
Add vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry and orange juice successfully and stir.
Decorate the drink with an orange and a cocktail cherry.
NOTE: To make a non-alcoholic version, simply leave out the vodka, replace the schnapps with peach juice. Many people shake cocktail ingredients in a shaker, however, the density of the ingredients is almost the same, just mixing in a glass is enough
Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients
- Dough
- 300 g strawberries
- 50 g sugar
- 500ml water
- 1 pc. lemon
- 0.5 bunch basil
- 150 ml rum
Wash and dry the strawberries after removing the sepals. Cut into small bits. Set aside a part, and the rest will be used to make syrup.
In a jug, mix the strawberry pieces and basil leaves.
Put half of the strawberries in a pot, add some water, sugar, and bring to a boil. Boil the syrup for 10 minutes over low heat. Blend the berries until they are pureed.
Pour one lemon juice, rum, chilled strawberry syrup, and sparkling water. You may replace the latter with a sweet soda, such as Sprite or 7UP. Mix all of the ingredients.
Place the drink in the refrigerator to chill. Before serving, add ice cubes to glasses and pour a chilled cocktail.
Behind the recipe
Making Strawberry Mojito
Strawberry Daiquiri
Do you want to surprise your soulmate? Make this bright and tasty drink! Furthermore, it is not necessary to use fresh berries; frozen ones are just as good.
Ingredients
- 90 ml light rum
- 50 ml fresh lime juice
- 30 ml sugar syrup
- 160 g strawberries
- ice to taste
Behind the recipe
Making Strawberry Daiquiri
Put the cocktail glasses in the fridge to chill.
Mix strawberries with rum, cooled sugar syrup, and lime juice in a blender.
Everything should be completely blended. Several approaches may be needed.
Pour the newly made strawberry daiquiri into cold glasses, (preferable to use a sieve), and serve to your guests.
NOTE: Sugar syrup must be made in advance as sugar does not dissolve in water easily. In a small saucepan, mix sugar and water in a 1 to 1 ratio, bring to a boil, and leave it to cool. The syrup is ready.
Vesper Martini
This may be a true love cocktail. And James Bond fans are well aware of what it is! Bond called his drink Vesper, after Vesper Lynd, the only woman he truly loved. So why not make it for your one and only?
Ingredients
- 45 ml gin
- 15 ml vodka
- 7.5 ml dry white vermouth
- 300 gr ice cubes
- 1 slice lemon peel
In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, gin, and vermouth.
Add the ice and gently mix with the spoon.
Pour the mixture into a chilled cocktail glass using a strainer.
Add the lemon peel.
Behind the recipe
Making Vesper Martini
Whiskey Sour
This is one of those cocktails that perfectly mixes intensity, bitterness, sourness, and sweetness. The recipe has been adapted so that it may be produced at home.
Ingredients
- 45 ml bourbon (whiskey)
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice (half a lemon)
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 2-3 drops egg white (optional)
- 250 gr ice
Behind the recipe
Making Whiskey Sour
Fill a shaker with bourbon. Combine the sugar syrup and lemon juice in a mixing glass. The simplest way is to squeeze a lemon.
Break the egg into another bowl and separate the white and yolk. And then add two drops of the white to the shaker.
Add the ice cubes and stir it all together.
Using a bar sieve, strain the finished cocktail into a glass filled with ice.
Serve decorated with an orange slice or a cherry.
NOTE: Bourbon may be replaced with any whiskey of your preference.
Rossini
This drink is known as one of the most attractive and delicious cocktails. It is ideal for both men and women. Because of this, many people prefer it to regular champagne. The name of the drink, after all, speaks for itself: it is named after the great Italian composer.
Ingredients
- 100 ml Italian brand sparkling wine (Spumante, Prosecco are recommended)
- 50 ml puree from freshly mashed strawberries
- 3 drops of lemon juice
- Sugar syrup (amount to taste)
In a blender, puree the strawberries. Place them in the refrigerator to chill.
Mix the purée with sugar and lemon juice and combine them all.
Fill a shaker with ice. Pour the wine in and add the strawberry mass. Shake well and strain into glasses.
Don’t forget to place a strawberry on the top of the glass and to drink the cocktail with a straw.
Behind the recipe
Making Rossini
Mimosa
With just three ingredients, these Strawberry Mimosas are an easy and tasty drink to mix together for brunch or for Valentine’s dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of chilled champagne
- Grenadine
- Small strawberries
Behind the recipe
Making Strawberry Mimosas
Strawberries should be washed and dried.
Remove the leaves and cut the strawberries into hearts. Chop on two or three wooden skewers.
Fill champagne glasses halfway with sparkling wine.
Fill each with a spoonful of grenadine.
Serve the cocktails garnished with strawberry skewers.
Strawberry Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed ice
- 1 cup strawberry puree
- 1 cup tequila
- One lime juice
- A little triple sec liqueur
- Some simple syrup
Combine equal parts sugar and water to make syrup. Cook until the sugar melts. Allow it to cool down.
Mix with ice, strawberry puree, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and simple syrup in a blender.
Whisk until smooth, then taste and adjust the amount of syrup.
Pour the cocktail into glasses and serve.
Behind the recipe
Making Strawberry Margaritas
Kir Royale
The base of kier is a combination of French blackcurrant liqueur and white wine. And there are other recipes for this cocktail; the kir-royal is particularly known as an aperitif at top restaurants.
Ingredients
- Dry champagne 120 ml
- Blackcurrant liqueur 20 ml
Behind the recipe
Making Kir Royale
Pour liquor into a glass. it is better if it is a real Crème de cassis (French blackcurrant liqueur).
Add champagne. Ready to serve!
Chocolate Chili Martini
Another drink with a chocolate taste and aroma. When it comes to improving relationships, red chili is great.
Ingredients
- ¾ Part Vodka
- ¾ Part Chocolate Liqueur
- 1 Pinch Brown Sugar
- Ice Cubes
In a shaker, combine ice, vodka, and liqueur.
Add a pinch of black pepper to the blend.
Strain the mix into a cocktail glass.
Behind the recipe
Making Chocolate Chili Martini
Sudanese Rose
This cocktail is about southern passion, freshness, deep and rich red color, as the color of your feelings, the color of blood, passion and burning desire.
Ingredients
- 200 ml water
- 100 ml vodka
- 1 tbsp. hibiscus
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. lime juice
- 200-300 gr ice
Behind the recipe
Making Sudanese Rose
Bring hibiscus and water to a boil, and cool.
In a shaker, combine the sugar, lemon and lime juice, vodka, and ice.
Pour into a large glass and whisk well.
Serve with dried hibiscus blossoms as a garnish.
Arabica
Are you a fan of dessert shots? Then try this alcoholic cocktail made with coffee and sweet tequila.
Ingredients
- 15 ml silver tequila
- 15 ml coffee liqueur
- 15 ml grenadine syrup
- A quarter lemon
- Strawberries
Fill a glass with grenadine.
Layer the liquor, lemon juice, and tequila on the top.
Decorate the cocktail with a berry, which you need to put in your mouth before drinking the cocktail, and then eat it.
Behind the recipe
Making Arabica
Mia Davis
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