Valentine’s Day Cocktails

Travel Distilled picks some Valentine’s Day cocktails, with vodka, bourbon whiskey, gin, and hemp and root spirit.

If you want to make a Valentine’s Day cocktail for a special someone, take a look at these ideas below. They certainly look the business, to set you up for a romantic Valentine’s dinner.

LOVE POTION #3

Recipe developed by Fitz Bailey, Brown-Forman Mixologist

Love Potion #3 Valentine's Cocktail
Love Potion #3 Valentine’s Cocktail
Photo by Dominic Episcopo

Ingredients:

2 oz. Finlandia Botanical Wildberry & Rose Vodka

.75 oz. Lime juice 

.5 oz. Pomegranate syrup (or premium grenadine)

 

Glassware: Martini 

Garnish: Rose petal(s)

Instructions: Shake with ice, strain, garnish 

SERVES TWO

 

A ROSÉ GROWS IN KY

Recipe developed by Fitz Bailey, Brown-Forman Mixologist

A Rosé Grows in KY Valentine's Cocktail
A Rosé Grows in KY Valentine’s Cocktail
Photo by Dominic Episcopo

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve

 .75 oz. Simple syrup

 .75 oz. Lemon juice

1 oz. Rosé

1 Egg white (optional)

 

Glassware: Rocks glass

Garnish: Rose petal(s)

Instructions: Shake egg white, add other ingredients, shake again, shake one final time with ice. Strain, top with rosé, garnish and serve.

 

PATHFINDER NEGRONI

Recipe developed by Kraig Rovensky, Global Brand Ambassador for The Pathfinder Hemp and Root

Pathfinder Negroni Valentine's Cocktail
Pathfinder Negroni Valentine’s Cocktail
Photo by Quaker City Mercantile

Ingredients:

1 oz. The Pathfinder Hemp and Root Spirit 

1 oz. London dry gin 

1 oz. Campari

 

Glassware: Rocks glass or fancy coupe

Garnish: Orange peel

Instructions: Serve over large cubes

 

CUPID’S ARROW

Recipe developed by Art in the Age mixologist Lee Noble

Cupid's Arrow Valentine's Cocktail
Cupid’s Arrow Valentine’s Cocktail
Photo by Quaker City Mercantile

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. The Pathfinder Hemp and Root

1.5 oz. Tamworth Distilling Apiary Gin (or NA gin substitute)

2 oz. Chilled hibiscus tea

1 dropper Bittermens Burlesque Bitters

Top with 2 oz. dry sparkling rosé (alc or NA)

 

Glassware: Cut crystal wine glass

Garnish: Rose petal(s) optional

Instructions: Add everything but the sparkling wine to a shaker with ice and shake for 15 seconds. Fine strain into coupe glass and top with sparkling rose.

 

SECRET ADMIRER

Recipe developed by Olga Sorzano, Owner of Baba’s Acid Trip

Secret Admirer Valentine's Cocktail
Secret Admirer Valentine’s Cocktail
Photo by KC Tinari

Ingredients:  

2 oz. Gin

1 oz. Baba’s Acid Trip Raspberry Lime Vinegar

1 oz. St-Germaine

3 oz. Prosecco

Fresh raspberries

 

Glassware: Coupe or champagne flute

Garnish: Fresh raspberries

Instructions: Add gin, vinegar, and St-Germaine to shaker, shake for 30 seconds. Add ice and shake for another 60 seconds. Pour over ice, top the glass with Prosecco and garnish with fresh raspberries.

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