The perfect cocktails for Valentine’s Day

It’s valentines day, you’re treating your special loved one to a cosy meal at home. A sumptuous three-course meal is planned, prepped and food bought, you old romantic you. But wait! What on earth are you going to do for drinks? Fancy rustling up a special, homemade tipple or two for that perfect evening? We have listed six scrumptious Valentine’s Day cocktails to create in the comfort of your own home, it will be love at first sip!

The Bramble Clover Club

Ingredients:

35ml Bombay Bramble

15ml MARTINI Fiero

20ml lemon juice

120ml Rich Sugar Syrup (2:1 ratio)

20ml egg white or chickpea water

Method: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients and shake well. Then, strain the liquid into one end of the shaker, discard the ice and shake again. Finally, pour the cocktail into a pre-chilled coupette glass then garnish by spritzing a large orange peel disc across the top of the cocktail. And for a special touch, garnish with a cut orange peel heart. Voila!

Slingsby French Kiss (based on a French Martini)

Ingredients:

50ml Slingsby Rhubarb Gin 50ml Pineapple juice 20ml Lime juice 5ml Chambord

Method:

Shake all ingredients with ice before straining into a coupe glass.

Oh Romeo – from Taj Hotels

Ingredients: 50ml Gin 75ml Champagne 25ml Campari

Method:

Shake the Gin and Campari over ice, top with Champagne.

I’m Gin Love

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin 1 oz passion fruit liquor ½ oz Aperol aperitivo 1 dash crème de cassis 1 dash raspberry syrup

Method:

Shake Ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass and enjoy.

Tutti Frutti – from Sheraton Grand London Park Lane

Ingredients:

Fruit Float 50ml Cherry Vodka 10ml vanilla Syrup 3 dashes Christmas fruit essence 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream Soda top

Method:

Shake all ingredients and serve in pineapple glass.

Grey Goose French Martini

Ingredients: 45ml GREY GOOSE 50ml Freshly pressed pineapple juice 10ml Chambord Raspberries

Method:

Build ingredients in a Boston glass Top with cubed ice and shake Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass Garnish with a raspberry

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