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.
Heat of Passion
By Alexander Chandler, Owner, Slate Catering
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz 100% Blue Agave Silver Tequila
- ¾ oz The Perfect Purée Passion Fruit Concentrate, thawed
- ¾ oz. fresh lime juice
- ½ oz. simple syrup
- Pinch of sea salt
Method:
Shake and serve over ice or up with a sugar rim.
Love in Paradise
By Rohit Gawali, Mixologist/Panorama Room
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Tito’s Vodka
- ½ oz. The Perfect Purée Strawberry Puree, thawed
- ½ oz. The Perfect Purée Sweet Hibiscus, thawed
- 1 oz. The Perfect Purée Carmelized Pineapple Concentrate, thawed
- ¼ oz. The Perfect Purée Lychee Puree, thawed
- 1 oz. aquafaba
- 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 3-4 dashes rose water
- Edible flowers, garnish
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Reverse dry shake. Double strain into a stemmed glass and garnish with edible flowers.
Rosa 75
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.
