Valentine’s Day is around the corner and to celebrate the occasion we are presenting you some of our favorite cocktails. Bring out your fun romantic side and let the holiday begin.

Crimson Sunset

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1.25oz Astral Tequila Reposado
  • 0.25oz Amaro
  • 0.75oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 0.5oz Grenadine

Glassware: Nick & Nora Glass

Garnishes: Cherry

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and double strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a cherry and enjoy.

Baileys Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Martini 

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Baileys Chocolate Liqueur
  • 1 oz Don Julio Blanco
  • 0.5oz Simple Syrup
  • 3 Fresh Strawberries Sliced
  • 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Glassware: Coupe glass

Garnishes: Garnish with a strawberry (slice, full, or chocolate dipped)

Preparation: Add 3-5 strawberries to cocktail tin, add remaining ingredients to tin, shake and fine strain into coupe glass, Garnish with a strawberry.

For The Girls

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Buchanan’s 18-Year-Old Special Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Orange Juice
  • 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 0.5 oz Grenadine

Glassware: Coupe glass

Garnishes: Fresh mint sprig

Preparation: Combine Buchanan’s 18-Year-Old Special Reserve Whisky, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice and grenadine into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain contents into a coupe glass. Garnish with fresh mint sprig.

‘French Passion’

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. CÎROC Passion
  • 1 oz. Pineapple juice
  • 0.75 oz Hibiscus syrup
  • 0.75 oz Lemon juice
  • Top off with Champagne/sparkling wine

Glassware: Coupe glass

Garnish: Edible flowers

Preparation: Add all ingredients except the Champagne/sparkling wine into a shaker. Add ice and shake for about 8 to 10 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass, top off with Champagne/sparkling and garnish.

DELEÓN 75

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1oz DELEÓN Reposado Tequila
  •  0.5oz Agave Syrup (1:1)
  • 0.5oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • .5oz Sparkling
  • Lemon, Mint, and Green Grape Garnish

Glass: Wine

Garnish: Lemon, Mint, and Green Grape Garnish

Pour: Shake and Strain, Top with Sparkling

Method: Add DELEÓN Reposado, agave syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker. Shake and pour into the wine glass using a strainer. Add sparkling and top with garnishes.

Oban Paper Plane, For Two <3

Makes two servings, split into lovers’ coupes

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Oban 14
  • 1 oz Aperol
  • 1.5 oz Amaro Nonino
  • 1.5 oz lemon
  • 0.5 oz ginger syrup

Glassware: Coupe or martini glass

Garnish: Lemon peel and paper airplane cocktail pick

Preparation: Combine all ingredients with ice into a boston shaker, shake, and strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel and a Paper Plane Origami Garnish.

Old Parr: CARIBBEAN POWER

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Old Parr 12YO
  • 0.5 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
  • 0.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup
  • 0.25 oz Lime Juice

Garnish: Fresh mint leaves, Ground cinnamon, An orchid

Glassware: Rocks Glass

Preparation: Add Old Parr 12YO, passion fruit syrup, cinnamon syrup, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 8-10 seconds. Strain into an empty rocks glass. Add crushed ice, then garnish with grated cinnamon, fresh mint and an orchid.

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