7 Fun and Flirty Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipes

By Isabella Cruz

Valentine’s Day is the Day of Love, and we have the cocktails to inspire your cupid-filled celebrations. Cheers.

 

Head over heals

 

Head Over Heels

Created for Giselle Miami

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz E11EVEN Vodka
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Raspberry Lemongrass Syrup (Made with fresh raspberries, lemongrass, sugar, and water)
• Top with Sparkling Rosé

Preparation: Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass, neat. Top with your desired amount of sparkling rosé. Garnish with dehydrated lemon and white baby’s breath flower.

Byblos Gulab - Byblos Miami

 

Rose Gulab

Created for Byblos Miami

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 3/4 oz. Pomegranate Syrup*
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
• Rosewater

Preparation: Add all the ingredients into a shaker. Fill with ice. Shake and strain into a glass. If you’re feeling fancy, garnish drink with 4 to 6 rose petals and a spritz of lemon zest. *At Byblos, they use homemade pomegranate syrup, but feel free to muddle whatever berries are left in your fridge!

 

E11EVEN Vodka – Ferrero Rocher - Photo Credit - Mixoloworld

 

Ferrero Rocher

Created by E11EVEN Vodka

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz E11EVEN Vodka
• 1/4 oz Frangelico
• 1/4 oz Creme de Cacao
• 1/4 oz Oloroso Sherry
• 2 dashes of saline solution
• 1 dash of chocolate bitters

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice and gently stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass without ice. Garnish with lemon oils & Ferrero Rocher chocolate and enjoy!

SHE SAID YES

She Said Yes

Created for Sweet Liberty 

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Hendrick’s gin
• 1 oz. Tio Pepe fino sherry
• 3/4 oz. Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz. Simple syrup
• 2 Cucumber slices
• 3 Raspberries

Preparation: Muddle cucumber in mixing tin. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain and fill with pellet ice in a double rocks glass. Garnish with mint sprig and cucumber slices.

Aikou _ Photo Credit_ The Ray Hotel

Aikou

Created for Akira Back – Delray Beach

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Roku gin
• 1/2 oz. Lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. Simple syrup
• Splash pomegranate purée
• Top with Moët Rosé

Preparation: Combine gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and pomegranate in mixing tin and shake with ice. Strain into a flute glass and top off with Moët Rosé. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a clothespin on the rim holding a rose petal.

Watermelon High - Marion

Watermelon High

Created for Marion Miami

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Ketel One Oranje Vodka
• 1/2 oz Lychee liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lychee juice
• 1/4 oz Yuzu

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice, shake and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon slice.

 

 

Apassionata - Sofia Design District

 

Appassionata

Created by Sofia Design District

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Dill infused Grey Goose one Vodka
• 1/2 oz Aperol
• 1/2 oz Amaro nonino
• 2 oz Passion fruit
• 1/2 oz bergamot
• 3/4 Rose syrup

Preparation: Add all ingredients into a shaker. Fill with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass.

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