What's required for a Valentine's Day cocktail? It is enough for him to be tasty, pink and have a romantic name. Well, it is absolutely ideal if this drink can be decorated with a cherry or strawberry.
Cyrus Royal
Kir (Kir) - one of the classic cocktails, timeless over time. Sweetish, it perfectly complements salty and spicy snacks; not too strong, it brings with it only a slight pleasant intoxication. This cocktail, which consists of blackcurrant liqueur crème de cassis and dry white wine, has many variations. The Kir Royal cocktail is one of the most popular versions. You will need:
- 10 ml of crème de cassis liqueur;
- 60 ml of semi-dry or dry sparkling wine.
Take a flute champagne glass and pour the liquor into it, add sparkling wine. The cocktail is ready. If you change the sequence of adding drinks, then the cocktail will have to be additionally mixed with a special long stick, and this will lead to the fact that there will be fewer sparkling bubbles in it.
Perfect sangria
This aromatic and light cocktail is sure to remind you of warm and languid summer evenings. Making sangria is very simple - you don't need any special skills or special equipment. It is also good that you can mix the cocktail in advance - it will only be more aromatic. For two servings, take:
- 30 ml brandy;
- 60 ml of red wine;
- 180 ml of carbonated fruit juice, clear or red;
- 30 ml flavored raspberry, strawberry or cherry syrup
- 50 g of assorted citrus fruits;
- 50 g assorted fresh berries;
- 1 orange;
- 1 lime;
- ice cubes or crushed ice.
A few hours before serving, soak berries and sliced citrus fruits in brandy. Add wine, syrup and freshly squeezed orange and lime juice to a pitcher of platter. Stir, pour in carbonated juice. Add ice. If you don't find carbonated juice on sale, replace it with a mixture of natural juice and carbonated water.
Blushing geisha
If you and your partner are fans of the East, then you may like this sexy cocktail of pale pink color. Its recipe includes an exotic liqueur with a complex aroma and aphrodisiacs in its composition.
- 60 ml TyKu liqueur;
- 30 ml of pomegranate juice;
- 60 ml rose water;
- a slice of lime for decoration;
- crushed ice.
Fill a shaker with ice. Pour in all the cocktail ingredients and stir. Pour into a tumbler glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Blackberry Margarita
A Mexican classic cocktail can also be enhanced with a subtle postmodern touch. To do this, you will need:
- 8 large year blackberries;
- 10 fresh mint leaves;
- 50 ml tequila;
- 30 ml freshly squeezed lime juice;
- 10 ml sugar syrup.
Set aside two blackberries, rub the rest through a sieve. Discard the seeds, and transfer the mashed potatoes to a shaker. Add tequila, syrup, mint leaves lightly crushed with a pestle and mint juice. Mix and pour into cocktail glasses, garnish with leftover blackberries with toothpicks.
Cherry Sailor Jerry
Sailor Jerry's spiced rum cocktail can also be made perfect for Valentine's Day by adding a touch of cherry liqueur. The drink will turn out to be weak, aromatic and pleasantly scarlet. Take:
- - 45 ml of spiced rum;
- - 200 ml of lime-flavored soda;
- - 30 ml of cherry liqueur;
- - 2 maraschino cherries.
Pour rum into champagne glasses, add soda and top with cherry liqueur. Garnish with cocktail cherries.
