Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, so celebrate your sweetie by staying in and making each other cocktails like the ones below.
After all, nothing shows your appreciation better than a nice, boozy homemade gift, right?
French Kiss
1 oz. gin
3/4 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1/4 oz. Aperol
1/4 oz. fresh lemon
Top with Martini sparkling rosé
Shake first four ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with the sparkling wine and garnish with an orange peel or twist.
— Martini
The Ladybird
1 1/2 oz. Tito’s Vodka
3/4 oz. ginger liqueur
3/4 oz. lime juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup
Maraschino cherry
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake hard for 10 seconds, strain into a martini glass and garnish with a cherry.
— Austin’s the Peached Tortilla
Royal Smile
1 1/2 oz. Calvados Boulard V.S.O.P.
1 oz. Hayman’s Old Tom Gin
2/3 oz. lemon juice
2/3 oz. grenadine
Add all ingredients to shaker filled with ice, shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
— Adapted from Calvados
Valentine Sparkler
1 1/2 oz. Cruzan Aged Light Rum
1/2 oz. vanilla simple syrup
1/2 oz. unsweetened fresh cranberry juice
4 oz. sparkling wine
Combine first three ingredients in a champagne flute and stir twice. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with an orange peel cut in the shape of a heart.
— Adapted from Cruzan
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