10 Valentine’s Day Cocktails

A great drink with the one you love is a perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  Even though I think Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday, Ms. Cocktail Den likes it so that’s what counts.  After combing through the Den archives for a drink to make her, I found these 10 themed cocktails.  Enjoy!

Intense Ginger Love — rum, Barrow’s Intense ginger liqueur, strawberries, and sparkling wine or champagne. Lovely and intense.

Passion — tequila, Cointreau or other triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice. It will blind you (metaphorically) with … you know. 

Amaro Amore — Averna, Campari, lemon juice, super simple syrup, and egg white.  A rich, tasty, and contrarian choice.

Champagne Cocktail — sparkling wine or champagne, sugar, and Angostura bitters.  Who says you only can drink this on New Year’s Eve?

Naked and Famous —  mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol, and lime juice. This drink combines the fun of these two things without the risk of ending up on the Internet forever.

Intense Ginger Sutra — vodka, Barrow’s Intense ginger liqueur, and glorious grenadine. A little sweet, a little spicy, all ecstasy. 

Between The Sheets — rum, brandy, Cointreau or other triple sec, and lemon juice. Have enough of these and the two of you might end up there.

Hanky Panky — gin, sweet vermouth, and Fernet Branca. Even though the original meaning of the phrase had nothing to do with sex, this is one sexy drink.

Widow’s Kiss —  apple brandy, yellow Chartreuse, Benedictine DOM, and Angostura bitters. She loved once, and your liver will love her (try saying that 10 times fast).

Part-Time Lover — tequila, Aperol, elderflower liqueur or super simple syrup, lemon juice, and Angostura bitters.  The name may say part time, but the drink is full time delicious.