sexy cocktails for Valentine’s Day

When it’s time to turn down the lights, turn up the sound system, put up your feet, and ease into the comfort of your home–there is nothing like being served a refreshing drink as you settle into the moment. Whether you serve your cocktails with simple finger foods to share together, or you both step into the kitchen to prepare the evening’s Seduction Meal, here are a few ideas to tempt you.

The Ultimate Martini & Feng Shui

Tongue Tied & Love Elixir

Solomon’s Seal & X-Rated Hopeless RomantiX

Anejo Kiss & Ciroc Truffletini

“I heart you” Cosmo & Baccarat Cocktail

Rose Angel Cosmo & Love in the Afternoon

Rouge & Strawberry Crush

RECIPES

SKYY Ultimate Martini

• 3 oz chilled SKYY Vodka
• Hint of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth

Fill shaker with ice, add SKYY and a drop of vermouth.  Shake fast and furious.  Pour into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive or lemon twist.

FENG SHUI   

• 1 1/2 oz SKYY Melon
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz grapefruit juice
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• Splash of lychee syrup
• Splash of pomegranate syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with melon balls.

Tongue Tied

• 1.5 oz. X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
• 1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Cherry
• Splash of Grenadine

Shake X-Rated and SKYY Infusions Cherry over ice. Strain into a martini glass. Slowly add a dash of Grenadine so that it sinks to the bottom. Garnish with a cherry with a knotted stem.

Love EliXir

• 1 oz. X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
• 1.5 oz. SKYY Vodka
• 1 oz. Orange Juice
• 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
• 0.5 oz. Grenadine

Serve on the rocks and garnish with a lemon twist.

Solomon’s Seal

• 50ml U’Luvka vodka
• 15ml Lemon Juice
• 15ml Muddled Raspberries
• 50ml Earl Grey Tea
• Soda Water

Shake the first 4 ingredients on the rocks and strain into an ice filled highball glass. Add a splash of soda water.

Hopeless RomantiX

• 1.5 oz. X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
• 2 oz. Prosecco or Champagne
• 0.25 oz. Lemon Juice
• 0.25 oz. Orange
• 0.25 oz. Pineapple

Muddle pineapple, orange and lemon. Add prosecco and X-Rated Fusion Liqueur. Strain and serve in a highball glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Anego Kiss

• 1 1/2 oz. Partida Anejo Tequila
• 1 oz. Amarula Cream Liqueur
• 1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao

Shake and strain into a martini glass.

CÎROC Truffletini
Serves 1

• 0.5 oz CÎROC Vodka
• 1 oz. Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
• .5 oz. Godiva Original Liqueur
• 1 Godiva Milk Chocolate Truffle of white chocolate shavings as a garnish

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with Godiva Milk Chocolate Truffle or White Chocolate Shavings

The “I heart you” Cosmo

• 2 ounces CHARBAY Raspberry Vodka
• 1 ½ ounces lime sour
• ½ ounce Cointreau
• 1 ounce cranberry juice

Muddle a couple of fresh raspberries in a shaker; add ice; add all ingredients; shake and strain into a chilled martini glass

RoseAngel Cosmo

• 2 oz Roseangel
• 2 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1/2 oz Premium Orange Liqueur
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with slice of lime and orange twist

Gin Strawberry Crush

• 1.25 oz. Tanqueray London Dry Gin (25 oz. per bottle)
• 1.25 oz. lemon-lime soda
• Strawberries

Prepare strawberries in a highball glass. Add crushed ice and Tanqueray London Dry. Top with lemon-lime soda.

Tanqueray Rouge

• 1.25 oz. Tanqueray London Dry Gin (25 oz. per bottle)
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• .75 oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz. pomegranate juice
• 1 spiral(s) lemon peel

Add Tanqueray London Dry, simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and pomegranate juice. Shake with ice and strain into martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel spiral.