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8 Sensual Cocktail Recipes for a Spirited Valentine's Day

By: Serena Napolitano By: Serena Napolitano | February 2, 2022 | Food & Drink

Say cheers this Valentine's Day with cocktails that will make you feel all the love. Warm colors, rose petals and sweet tastes like cacao and cinnamon will bring all the heart eyes with one sip.

If you're having a comfy night in, you can still bring the elegance and romance with a cocktail that makes you feel celebrated.

Try these eight, easy cocktail recipes for Valentine's Day to spice up your romantic weekend.

See Also: Not-Your-Average Margarita Recipes To Elevate Your Tequila Game

Kilkea's Lovin' Sin

kilkea's lovin sin cocktail

If you can't stay in an Irish castle, you might as well drink like one. Kilkea Castle Food and Beverage Manager Dawid Smietana, Kilkea's Lovin’ Sin is a combination of sweet and sour flavors that will give a delightful jump for your taste buds. Finish the cocktail off with a crisp finish of Prosecco, and a romantic garnish of rose petals and caviar.

Ingredients

  • 35ml of Irish Glendalough Rose Gin
  • 10ml of Cotton Candy Monin syrup
  • 50ml of cranberry juice
  • Small bottle of prosecco
  • Splash of lime juice
  • Ice
  • Boston shaker
  • Spoonful of caviar and rose petal to garnish

Directions

Prepare a Boston Shaker with ice and have the ingredients on hand. Add the gin and syrup into the shaker, and stir. Add both lime and cranberry juice to the shaker. Add six ice cubes to the contents of the shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain the contents of the Boston Shaker into your chosen glass. Top up with prosecco, garnish with a flower petal with a bit of caviar inside, and enjoy!

Shiso Fine

Shiso Fine cocktail

This recipe comes from the Sushisamba's Tree Bar and Lounge in Las Vegas. This colorful cocktail is a perfect addition to your night, but it's also fun to look at!

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Shiso leaf infused vodka
  • ½ oz crème de pêche
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 1½ oz apple juice
  • ½ oz Thai basil syrup
  • ¼ oz crème de cassis

Directions

Pour the first five ingredients into a shaker, and churn with half-crushed ice. Pour into a highball or Collins glass and top with the remaining crushed ice. Garnish with Shiso leaf and a drizzle of crème de cassis.

The Red Saint

sammy hagar's red saint cocktail

If you're looking for a cocktail on the sweet and tangy side, this favorite from rock icon Sammy Hagar is for you. Made with Hagar's Redhead rum, lime and tangerine juice, it will bring pizazz to your Valentine's Day cheers. With a sweet rim of cinnamon and sugar, it keeps getting better and better.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Santo Blanco
  • ½ oz Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Redhead Rum
  • ½ oz Sammy’s Beach Bar White Rum
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • ½ oz triple sec or cointreau
  • ½ – 1 tangerine juice and skin (optional)

Directions

Splash vanilla extract onto a plate, then wet the rim of a martini glass. Rim the martini glass with equal parts cinnamon and sugar, and a bit of nutmeg. Add ingredients to a shaker and shake with ice. Pour straight up into your rimmed martini glass. Sip and enjoy!


Tres Besitos

tres besitoes cocktail

Tres Generaciones created this simple and quick cocktail that can easily be turned into a double. This deep, cherry red drink is a great addition to your romantic night, perfect for that obligatory cocktail Instagram post.

Ingredients

  • 2 parts Tres Generaciones Añejo
  • ¾ part sweet vermouth
  • ½ part cynar

Directions

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. Garnish with an Amarena cherry.

Midnight Howl

midnight howl cocktail

From Montelobos Mezcal, this vibrant cocktail is a must. Frozen strawberries and prosecco will bring a nice boost to your romantic night.

Ingredients

  • 5 oz Montelobos Espadin
  • .1 oz ancho reyes
  • ¾ oz strawberry syrup*
  • ½ oz fresh lemon juice
  • Top with prosecco

Directions

To make the strawberry syrup, reduce a cup of frozen strawberries with a cup of water and a cup of sugar. Bring to a simmer until the flavor is rich. Strain out solids and place syrup in a bottle. Refrigerate until cool. Combine cocktail ingredients in a tin, add ice and shake. Strain into a wine glass or champagne flute, then top with prosecco. Garnish with a strawberry.

The Harper

the Harper cocktail

The Harper will become your new favorite cocktail as it impresses both in taste and in looks. With the tangy taste of lemon and pineapple juice, it brings an addictive flavor that will keep you wanting more after each sip. This one comes courtesy of Harper Bourbon.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. I.W. Harper Bourbon
  • ½ oz. Italian red bitter liqueur
  • ¾ oz. pineapple juice
  • ¾ oz lemon
  • ¼ oz cinnamon-date syrup

Directions

Combine all ingredients with I.W. Harper Bourbon in a shaker tin. Shake and double-strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and grated nutmeg

Talisker Hot Chocolate

talisker hot cocoa

Shake it up and try this hot cocktail that will make you feel all warm and loved. Twisting one of our childhood favorites with Talisker scotch whiskey is a tasty and sweet addition to your comfy Valentine's night in.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Talisker 10 Year Old
  • 1½ oz boiling water
  • 2½ tbsp cocoa powder
  • 5 oz milk
  • ¼ oz simple syrup

Directions

Combine ingredients and heat in a saucepan until simmering. Pour into a mug and garnish with marshmallows and nutmeg.

Baileys Blackberry Cream Fizz

baileys blackberry cream fizz

This fizzy cocktail by Baileys brings all the sweetness to a fun Valentine's Day cocktail. With your own choice of seltzer, you can bring your own twist to the blackberry and Baileys taste.

Ingredients

  • 3 oz Baileys Deliciously Light
  • 1 oz blackberry purée
  • 5 oz seltzer

Directions

Add all ingredients except seltzer in a shaker, and shake with ice. Strain into a Collins glass, and top with seltzer. Garnish with blackberries, and serve.



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Photography by: Courtesy of Kilkea Castle; Tree Bar and Lounge; Sammy Hagar's Readhead Rum; Tres Generaciones; Montelobos Mezcal; I.W. Harper Bourbon; Talisker Whiskey; Baileys