Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it’s clear we won’t be hitting any restaurants or bars to celebrate with friends or special loved ones! And if you have followed me at all, you KNOW that not going out won’t stop me from mixing up a couple of cocktails (*or more). I am a big fan of trying new cocktail recipes and then tweaking them to make them “my own”. I haven’t tried these cocktail recipes yet, but I will be over the next few weeks!
Drinks retailer The Bottle Club has chosen to share these five cocktails from their list of the most popular cocktails to help you ignite romance this Valentine’s.
Nutella Martini
Whether is’ your sweet tooth or your significant other that has a sweet tooth, this is the perfect cocktail for your Valentine‘s night. You might even think about using this as a “liquid dessert” because it’s so rich. This one is so unique because you probably haven’t thought about putting your favorite nutty spread in a cocktail, but booze and Nutella are a match made in heaven.
Ingredients
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400ml whole milk (or swap out for nut milk)
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2 (very) heaped scoops of Nutella
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1 heaped spoonful of cocoa powder
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3 shots of Vodka (you might want to check out Van Gogh Vodkas for their variety of flavored vodkas–Espresso, Caramel, Dutch Chocolate).
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2 shots Amaretto
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Ice
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Additional Nutella &a chopped hazelnuts (for garnish)
Method
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Gently heat the milk in a pan, with the Nutella and cocoa powder.
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Stir until smooth and sufficiently warmed through
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Leave to cool
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Spread some Nutella onto a side plate, and cover another plate in chopped hazelnuts.
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Dip the rim of your glass into the chocolate and twist
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Once dipped in the Nutella, dip the glass into the pile of nuts
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When your chocolate milk is nice & cold, pour into a cocktail shaker and add the vodka and Amaretto
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Shake it and enjoy!
The Royal Sidecar
There is something romantic about the royal sidecar cocktail. It’s sweet and tangy taste will be sure to add a striking touch to your Valentines. Impress your date with this simple yet effective cocktail.
Ingredients:
- 35ml Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal Miniature
- 30ml Cointreau Orange Liqueur Miniature
- 15ml Fresh lemon juice
- Ice
Method
- Shake Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal with Cointreau, lemon juice with ice
- Strain into your best coupe glass
- Enjoy
Pink Heather Cocktail
For whisky drinkers, it can be difficult to find delicious and romantic cocktail recipes – well look no further than the pink heather cocktail.
Whip this up for your whisky loving date and you’re sure to have a good night.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Scotch Whisky
- 1 oz strawberry liqueur
- Top with sparkling rose wine
- Strawberries for garnish
Method:
- Pour the whisky and the strawberry liqueur into a chilled champagne flute
- Top up with sparkling wine
Strawberry Daiquiri
This fruity cocktail can be made with fresh and/or frozen strawberries and is the ultimate refreshing drink to get the party started this Valentines. The sweetest of them all! You won’t go wrong with a Strawberry Daiquiri. It’s such a flavorful cocktail!
Ingredients:
- 4 medium frozen strawberries
- 4 medium fresh strawberries
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1-2 tbsp white sugar
- 50 ml white rum (Choose a smooth easy white rum. You want a rum with some flavorful body!)
Method:
- Add all ingredients into the blender and blend.
- Pour into a glass.
- Garnish with lime and strawberry.
- Enjoy!
Top tip:
Add some ice cubes to make a larger drink or to mellow the strawberry flavor!
Pomegranate Whisky Sour
Drinking pink doesn’t need to be all about rosé. A good one for those who don’t like wine for this Valentine’s Day, you can mix it to create a delicious pink cocktail so you don’t miss out on a rose-tinted summer. Drink pink with whisky? Hell yeah!
This is my idea of a GREAT cocktail particularly because it features bourbon. I am a big bourbon fan. For this cocktail you want a smooth bourbon with some personality. One of my choices would be Jack Daniel’s Honey Bourbon!
Ingredients:
- 2 oz of bourbon
- 1 oz of pomegranate juice
- ½ oz of simple syrup
- 1 oz lemon juice
Method:
- Add ice to a cocktail shaker
- Fill with bourbon, pomegranate juice, lemon juice and simple syrup
- Shake well
- Pour into an old-fashioned glass
As you can see, as you study each recipe, these cocktails won’t take a lot of time to whip up. However, don’t think you can just riff on this. Follow the recipe very closely to get the feel for each cocktail. The next time you make it, your taste buds will be useful for you to tweak a recipe or two!
Thanks to THE BOTTLE CLUB for these really lovely cocktails. I can’t wait to try at least 2 of these!
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Stevie Wilson
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