3 Vodka Cocktails Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Check out these three festive and beautifully presented cocktails

from Ketel One Vodka.  Sitting in for a comfy date night at home? Show off your bartending skills and whip up one of these three gems.  

 

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The Nue Cosmo

Ingredients:  

• 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Family Made Vodka 
• 1/2 oz. Sakura Cherry Blossom Vermouth 
• 1/2 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 
• 1/2 oz. lime juice 
• 1/4 oz. simple syrup 

 Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mini white rose and serve.  

  

 

The Kinky Coupe

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Family Made Vodka 
• 1/2 oz. Ancho Reyes  
• 1/2 oz. Piquillo Pepper Syrup  
• 3/4 oz. lemon juice 
• Piquillo Sequins Lip stroke  

Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Streak piquillo powder on side of glass to serve. 

  

The Café Crimson

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Vodka Family Made Vodka  
• 1 1/2 oz. Black Cherry Kenyan Cold Brew* 
• 1/2 oz. unrefined coconut sugar syrup (1:1 ratio sugar to water) 
• 1/4 oz. St. George Raspberry Liqueur 
• 15 drops saline solution (1:5 ratio salt to water) 
• Salted-Vanilla Oat Milk (for garnish)** 
• Lemon twist (for garnish) 

 Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain contents of shaker into a chilled coupe glass. Carefully layer salted-vanilla oat milk on top. Express oils from lemon twist and place decoratively on rim of glass. 

  

 

*Black Cherry Kenyan Cold Brew

Chill 60g coarse ground coffee steeped in 500ml black cherry juice for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Strain and keep refrigerated.  

• **Salted-Vanilla Oat Milk 
• Ingredients: 
• 500ml Oatly Oat Milk, Full Fat (about 2 cups) 
• ¾ tsp Vanilla Extract 
• ¼ tsp salt 

Preparation: Whisk oat milk, vanilla extract, and salt together in a cold bowl until creamy.