Romantic Valentine’s Day cocktails
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in style this year —whip up a scrumptious and sweet drink or two for you and your beau (or your bestie, your roommate, or just yourself!). Need some inspiration? Here are the five best Valentine’s Day cocktails and mocktails to sip on:
1. Chocolate martini
This cocktail is the perfect post-dinner treat, combining boozy and sweet. This recipe serves two.
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces Baileys
- 4 ounces of chocolate liqueur
- 4 ounces vodka
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Directions:
- Pour the chocolate syrup onto a plate
- Dip the rim of two martini glasses into the chocolate syrup to coat the rims
- Drizzle the inside of each glass with chocolate syrup
- In a large cocktail shaker, combine the Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and vodka
- Fill with ice and shake for 30 seconds
- Divide evenly between the two glasses and serve
2. Raspberry Italian cream soda
This nonalcoholic drink tastes just like a raspberry shake! This recipe serves two.
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces of raspberry Italian syrup
- 4 ounces half-and-half
- 10 ounces club soda
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together and serve over ice
- Add whipped cream before serving
3. Sex on the beach
This classic cocktail is peachy, tart, and citrusy — great for Valentine’s Day. This recipe serves one.
Ingredients:
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 2 ounces of orange juice
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- Orange wedge
Directions:
- Fill a glass with ice and add vodka, peach schnapps, and orange juice
- Pour cranberry juice over the mixture
- Garnish with an orange wedge
- Serve
4. Champagne margarita
This cocktail is a fun, bubbly twist on a traditional margarita. This recipe serves six.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup tequila
- 1/2 cup orange liqueur
- 1 bottle champagne
- Lime wedges
- Salt
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and stir well
- Run lime wedges around the rim of each champagne flute
- Dip the rims in salt
- Divide the margarita between flutes
Garnish with lime wedges
5. Pink cloud punch
This alcohol-free beverage combines delicious lemon flavor with raspberry sherbet for a refreshing (and very pink) drink! This recipe makes 12 servings.
Ingredients:
- 8 cups sweetened pink lemonade
- 4 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage
- 2 quarts raspberry sherbet
Directions:
- Mix the lemonade and lemon-lime soda in a large glass punch bowl
- Add in half of the sherbet and stir well
- Using the other half of the sherbet, prepare and freeze sherbet balls in a freezer ahead of time
- Add small scoops of the remaining little sherbet balls to the beverage and serve immediately
6. Red wine milkshake
Why not combine your two favorite things — wine and ice cream — together? This recipe serves three.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 quarts vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup red wine
- 4 ounces vodka
- Whipped cream
- Maraschino cherries
Directions:
- In a blender, blend ice cream, red wine, and vodka until smooth
- Divide between glasses and garnish with whipped cream and cherries
7. Australian mocktail
This fruity cocktail combines pineapple, bananas, and kiwi to make you feel like you’re on a romantic secluded beach. This recipe makes four servings.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of ice
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 banana
- 1 kiwi
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth
- Add more ice for a thicker consistency
8. Pomegranate mimosas
This cocktail is the right balance of sweet and tart. This recipe serves four.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sweetened pomegranate juice
- 1 bottle champagne
- Pomegranate seeds
Directions:
- In champagne flutes, fill with 1/4 cup sweetened pomegranate juice
- Top off with champagne
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds
