Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes

Fall head over heels for these romantic cocktails!

Pink Lady

Just the right touch of sweet

1.5 oz Barr Hill Gin
0.5 oz Apple Brandy
0.5 oz Pomegranate Grenadine*
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Egg White (or Vegan Foamer)
Peychaud's Bitters to garnish

Dry shake ingredients without ice. Add ice and shake again, then double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a few drops of Peychaud's bitters on top.

*Avoid the neon red artificial grenadine! Real grenadine is a delicious and complex pomegranate syrup. You can easily find it online or try making your own.

Espresso Martini

a kick of caffeine for romantic late nights

2 oz Tom Cat Gin
1 oz Espresso
0.5 oz Coffee Liqueur
0.25 oz Maple Syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans on top.

Kombucha Collins

for a tryst on the lighter side

2 oz Barr Hill Gin
0.75 oz Honey or Simple Syrup
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Top with Kombucha, pick your favorite flavor

Combine Barr Hill Gin, syrup and lemon juice in a Collins glass with ice and stir. Add Kombucha top. Pour slowly  - the color of the Kombucha creates a beautiful effect for a cocktail as enticing to look at as it is to sip. Garnish with a lemon wedge or wheel.

hanky panky

The perfect nightcap for a romantic evening

2 oz Barr Hill Gin
0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.25 oz Fernet Branca
Orange Twist

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a Nick & Nora cocktail glass. Express an orange twist to garnish.

Maiden Flight

For the queen bee in your life

2 oz Barr Hill Vodka
0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.25 oz Creme de Violette
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Combine ingredients in a mixing tin, add ice, and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Two pink cocktails with foam on a table with lemons and plants in the background

Jasmine's Slipper

Slip into something delicious

1.5 oz Barr Hill Gin
0.5 oz Campari
0.5 oz Cointreau
0.5 oz Honey Syrup
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Egg White (or vegan foamer)

Dry shake everything without ice. Shake again with ice. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a few drops of Angostura Bitters on top.

Mocha Manhattan

a kiss of chocolate

2 oz Tom Cat Gin
0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.25 oz Coffee Liqueur
4 dashes Chocolate Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Cocktail Cherry to garnish

Stir Tom Cat, vermouth and coffee liqueur in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass and garnish with a cocktail cherry.

once more, with passion

a cocktail that speaks louder than words

1.5 oz Milk Chocolate Vodka*
0.25 oz Passionfruit Puree (or sub Chinola Passionfruit Liqueur)
0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Honey Syrup (2:1 ratio)
1 oz Tazo Passion Tea
Cava to top

Shake all ingredients except cava with ice. Strain into a goblet or balloon glass dipped in melted chocolate and filled with pebble ice. Top with cava.

*Add 1 oz chopped milk chocolate to 10oz of Barr Hill Vodka for 24 hours. Shake regularly. Strain through a coffee filter and enjoy in cocktails.

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