Planning a romantic dinner this Valentine's Day? Great drinks can compliment your meal and give you a chance to impress with your cocktail skills. Champagne makes an appearance in many of this drinks, as do many of the "love" foods like chocolate and strawberry.
Have fun with the cocktails you create with embellishments that fit the mood. Carve fruit into the heart shapes or garnish with chocolate covered strawberries or heart shaped cinnamon hearts. For dessert, try Forget Me Not Fudge.
Flirtini
Love flavors: pineapple, ChampagneThis is a very flirtatious cocktail with the elegance of Champagne, Cointreau and vodka and the fresh, muddled pineapple to show of your bartending skills.
French Martini
Love flavors: raspberryA lovely Martini of gin and the raspberry flavors of Chambord with a little taste of the tropics via pineapple.
Kir & Kir Royale
Love flavors: blackcurrant, wine or ChampagneChoose either white wine or Champagne to compliment creme de cassis.
Love Potion #9
Love flavors: strawberry, chocolateAnother frozen cocktail with vanilla ice cream, strawberry vodka and fresh strawberries and cream de cacao.
Passion Cocktail
Love flavors: Grand Marnier, cranberryShake cranberry and lime juice with tequila and Grand Marnier and serve it in a stemmed glass.
Raspberry Truffle
Photo Courtesy of: © Blue Ice Vodka
Love flavors: coffee, raspberry, cream
An elegant, indulgent vodka cocktail with Chambord and Kahlua topped with whipped cream.
An elegant, indulgent vodka cocktail with Chambord and Kahlua topped with whipped cream.
Red Lotus
Photo Courtesy of: Lichido Liqueur
Love flavors: lychee, cranberry
A lovely, blushing cocktail of Lichido liqueur, vodka and cranberry juice.
A lovely, blushing cocktail of Lichido liqueur, vodka and cranberry juice.
Red Snapper
Love flavors: anise, vanilla, pomegranate, creamGalliano contributes a herbal anise and vanilla against a pink background of sweet rum, grenadine and cream.
Rosy Rum Cosmo
Love flavors: cranberry, mintReplace the vodka in a Cosmpolitan with rum and add a fresh mint leaf.
Strawberry Flapper
Love flavors: blackcurrant, strawberry, ChampagneA sweet blend of creme de cassis and fresh strawberries topped with Champagne.
