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Set an air of romance with these Valentine’s Day cocktails

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With Valentine’s Day falling this week, you might be looking for an excuse to make some romantic themed drinks. And here we have a selection of recipes for you, perfect for the season of love.

Cointreau Pink Margarita

Cointreau

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 Top Grapefruit Soda
  • 2 oz Tequila

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients except soda in a shaker
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
  3. Top with soda
  4. Garnish with a grapefruit twist
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Cointreau Big Love

Cointreau

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 0.5 oz Beet Juice
  • 0.25 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1.25 oz Strawberry Shrub
  • 1.25 oz Vodka

Method:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker full of ice
  2. Shake until well chilled
  3. Strain it and serve it in a coupette

Belle de Brillet Belle Pamplemousses

Belle de Brillet

Ingredients:

1.75 oz Belle de Brillet
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
3.5 oz Grapefruit Soda
1 oz Prosecco

Method:

  1. Pour all ingredients into a glass full of ice and stir gently
  2. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit

St-Rémy Signature Pink Sangria

St-Rémy

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz St-Rémy Signature
  • 0.7 oz Lemon Juice
  • 0.3 oz Grenadine Syrup
  • 0.3 oz Hibiscus Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1 Edible Flower

Method:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake
  2. Double strain into a footed glass
  3. Garnish with an edible flower and serve

METAXA Sweet Valentine

METAXA

Ingredients:

  • 1.4 oz METAXA 12 Stars
  • 1 oz White Chocolate Liqueur
  • 0.7 oz Cream

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker
  2. Shake well
  3. Strain cocktail into a glass
  4. Garnish with grated dark chocolate and a rose petal

La Palme 1738 cocktail

Rémy Martin

Ingredients:

  • 1⅔ oz Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal
  • ⅔ oz Raspberry purée
  • ⅓ oz Cinnamon spice syrup
  • Lemonade
  • Cinnamon stick

Method:

  1. Pour Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal, raspberry purée and syrup into a shaker.
  2. Top up with ice and shake vigorously
  3. Strain twice into a highball glass filled with ice, top up with lemonade and serve with a cinnamon stick

The Strawbreeze

Rémy Martin

Ingredients:

  • 1¾ oz Rémy Martin VSOP
  • 3/4 oz strawberry syrup (or one bar spoon simple syrup and 3 muddled strawberries)
  • 2/3 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 oz egg white

Method:

  1. Shake all ingredients together and strain over crushed ice.
  2. If you are using fresh strawberries, muddle them first, before adding the other ingredients and shaking.
  3. Garnish with a fresh strawberry and mint.
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