Valentine’s Day dinner is incomplete without a sensual menu and that menu is imperfect without a few cocktails. This Valentine’s Day celebrate your love with fun and romantic cocktails. Regardless of your preference for sweet, fruity flavors or bold, rich drinks, here are 10 cocktail recipes for Valentine’s Day that are perfect to set the mood and elevate the celebratory disposition.
Love Potion No. 9
This beautiful drink with dry ice and little strawberry hearts is a perfect pick for your Valentine’s Day dinner menu. You’ll need pomegranate juice, strawberry vodka, and Chambord in a cocktail shaker, and dry ice in a martini glass. Here is the full recipe.
Winter Citrus Mimosas
Who says you need a partner to celebrate Valentine’s Day? You can do it with your girls and these winter citrus mimosas will make an ideal entrant on your Galentine’s Day table. A glass of champagne with chilled blood orange, grapefruit, or tangerine juice. Who can say no to that? Here is the full recipe.
Raspberry Rose Cocktail
This Raspberry Rose cocktail is a stunning balance of sweet yet saucy. You’ll need to make a syrup with raspberries and rose petals. Pour the syrup and gin into a cocktail shaker, add egg white, and shake until foamy. Pour into champagne glass and garnish. Here is the full recipe.
Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail
For this, you need pomegranate ice cubes that deliver an instant flavor and color. When you have made the ice cubes, you are already halfway into the cocktail. Now, get them out of the freezer and add a couple of them in a highball glass, top it with sparkling wine, and garnish with rosemary sprig. Here is the full recipe.
Cranberry Orange Whiskey Cocktail
The Cranberry Orange Whiskey cocktail is a perfect blend of boozy and fun flavors to complement your Valentine’s Day menu. It is easy to make and its delicate balance of tart, sweet, and spice makes it even more enjoyable. Here is the full recipe.
Pomegranate French 75
With a sweet twist of pomegranate, this French 75 cocktail recipe makes for a perfect pairing with your Valentine’s Day dinner. The pomegranate and lime give a sweet and tangy boost to the classic gin and bubbly cocktail. Here is the full recipe.
Naked and Famous Cocktail
This cocktail with an intriguing name appears in vibrant color. When making it for your valentine; give a good shake to mescal, yellow chartreuse, Aperol, and lime juice. Here is the full recipe.
Strawberry Daiquiris
Filled with the fruity goodness of fresh and frozen berries, this cocktail recipe calls for a delicate blend of rum, lime, and sugar. It could be just the drink for a Valentine’s or Galentine’s Day celebrations. Strawberry daiquiri works best in warmer environments. Here is the full recipe.
Dirty Shirley
The Dirty Shirley Temple is a colorful and sweet drink with a hint of booze. The recipe simply takes the classic mocktail and adds a few ounces of vodka to it for an alcoholic kick. Here is the full recipe.
Tequila Sunrise
The ombre cocktail is enough to win over your beloved this season of love. Originally made with tequila, lime juice, soda water, and crème de cassis, the Tequila Sunrise evolved with tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. Here is the full recipe.
These are our favorite cocktail recipes for Valentine’s Day. Which one is your poison? Let us know in the comments below. Happy Valentine’s Day!
