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Get on it with these last-minute cocktails for Valentine’s Day

There's still time to impress with these drinks

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Love in Paradise
Panorama Room

If you haven’t planned out your Valentine’s Day drinks yet, then no worries – we have last-minute cocktail recipes to create something spectacular. These recipes make use of fruit purees to get the flavors of various exotic fruit captured in a glass with minimal prep required.

The photos also show the power of a nice garnish to really elevate the final look of a drink. Whether it’s an edible flower or an unusual piece of candied fruit, you can add impact to your drinks with these elegant final touches.

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Ingredients:

Method:

Shake and serve over ice or up with a sugar rim.

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By Rohit Gawali, Mixologist/Panorama Room

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Reverse dry shake. Double strain into a stemmed glass and garnish with edible flowers.

Rosa 75

Tequila Komos

Ingredients:

  • ¾ oz. Tequila Komos Reposado Rosa
  • 1 oz. Doladira
  • ½ oz. simple syrup
  • ½ oz. lemon juice
  • 2 oz. pink sparkling wine

Method:

Shake all ingredients except sparkling wine together and strain into a champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with candied rhubarb straw.

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