It’s a new year!! And after the panic, stress, & headache that was 2020, I decided to hit the lab and experiment with some new Valentine’s Day Cocktails. All of the recipes are simple, easy to make, & due to the use of my 2 special ingredients–sorrel & blood orange–are very pretty shades of pink and red. You’ll be sure to add them to the cocktail rotation for your Valentine’s, or Galentine’s, celebration this year.
Featuring:
Love’s Holiday
This happens to be my most favorite-est cocktail I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling across on my spirited journey. I created it while with my BFFs in Seattle & it features my 2 favs: Prosecco & sorrel. And yes, I’ve featured this cocktail before, but seeing as how everyone LOVES this mimosa, I figured I’d highlight it again. 😀
Since I love sorrel, I tend to have it on hand most of the time. For this recipe, you’ll need to pick up some from your local Jamaican restaurant, or whip up a batch yourself. I have my recipe posted here should you decide to try you hand at making it.
No worries, it’s super easy to make & you’ll be glad you did. Once you try it, I’m sure to keep it in your fridge as much as I do.
Ingredients:
- Prosecco
- Sorrel
Directions:
Mimosas are easy. You simply need to determine your preferred juice to Prosecco ratio. Mine is 10%-15% juice to 80%-85% Prosecco.
Garnish Ideas:
- Sprinkles- I used Cuffed Me by Fancy Sprinkles
- a sugared cinnamon stick
My Funny Valentine
I wanted to create another unique mimosa for the occasion this year, and seeing that I’d just juiced some blood oranges, I knew they’d be perfect to experiment with.
The juice may be a tad difficult to source, but it happens to blood orange season. So run out to your local grocery store and grab a bag to juice yourself. If needed, I have tips here on juicing your own citrus at home.
This is the perfect beverage to impress your significant other for a romantic celebration, or best girlfriends if you’re hosting a Galentine’s celebration.
Ingredients:
- Prosecco
- Blood Orange Juice
- St. Germain
Directions:
- Your preferred juice to Prosecco ratio for mimosas
- 1/4 oz of St. Germain- optional for a hint of extra sweetness (as blood orange juice is not a sweet as traditional OJ)
- To make it extra special, I added in a bar spoon of edible silver dust. It looks so pretty when you swirl it.
Garnish Ideas:
- Sprinkles- I used Cuffed Me by Fancy Sprinkles
- Pink or red sugared rim
- Blood Orange wheel
I purchased my edible glitter dust on amazon here:
Love & Happiness
As a new bourbon convert, I wanted to include something for my bourbon drinkers out there. My favorite category of whiskey cocktails are sours. And since I had it on hand, I wanted to try a blood orange sour. I must admit, this is one of my tastier experiments to date.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bourbon- I went with Uncle Nearest
- 1 oz blood orange Juice
- 1/2 oz St. Germain
- 1 oz- fresh lime juice
Directions:
- Add ice to your fav bourbon glass
- Add in all ingredients
- Stir well to until combined & chilled through (about 10-15 secs)
Garnish Ideas
I’m not a big fan of too much fancy garnishing with whiskey cocktails. So for this one, I would stick with:
- a lime twist
- a strip of blood orange rind
- a dehydrated blood orange slice
And there you have it, 3 unique Valentine’s Day cocktails I hope you try out this year. Cheers!
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