From tequila, gin, and orange liqueur, to whiskey and champagne cocktails, we’ve got you covered this Valentine’s Day!
Cheers!
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The ‘Herbal Love’
a seductive mix for the approaching holiday
2 parts Milagro Silver
3/4 part lime juice
1/2 part oleo saccharum
1/4 part yuzu
1 dash eucalyptus tincture
2 dashes of cardamom bitters
4 basil leaves and 4 lemon verbena leaves
Garnished with a basil blossom.
Remember, great cocktails start with responsible measuring.
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Carpe Dia
2 parts of Milagro® AÑEJO
¾ part Agave Nectar
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
5 Blackberries
2 Sage Leaves
Muddle fruit and herbs in a Boston shaker glass. Add other ingredients and shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice and garnish cocktail with a blackberry and sage sprig.
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Oaxaca Chakas
2 parts of Milagro® AÑEJO
¾ parts agave nectar
1 part heavy whipping cream
2 parts milk
1 part oaxacan chocolate powder
freshly whipped cream
On medium heat, combine all ingredients except for the whipped cream, stirring casually until the mixture comes to a boil. Pour heated mixture into a coffee cup and top with whipped cream. Garnish with a stick of cinnamon
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Edinburgh Rose
1 oz (25ml) Hendrick’s Gin
(Note: Hendrick’s is infused with rose petals, adding another rose-centric layer to this one!)
4-6 fresh raspberries
1 oz (25ml) lychee juice
½ oz (15ml) organic raspberry
and rose cordial
champagne
Shake it all with LOVE and
double strain into a flute.
Top up with champagne.
Garnish with a raspberry.
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The Birds and the Bees
1 pt Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
.5 pt honey flavored vodka
2 pts plain almond milk
.5 pt fresh lemon juice
.5 pt fresh, organic egg whites*
.25 pt honey syrup (1:1)
1 bar spoon rose water
Glass: coupe or martini
Garnish: 1 edible** rose petal
Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and dry shake to emulsify the egg whites. Add ice and hard shake until frothy and chilled. Fine strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass and garnish with a single, edible rose petal
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Rosé et Reims
2 oz. Lillet Rosé 4 oz.
Perrier Jouët Champagne
Brut Grapefruit bitters
Orange twist
Served in a Champagne flute. First, add four dashes of grapefruit bitters to Champagne flute. Add Lillet Rosé, top with Champagne. Garnish with long orange twist.
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Glenfiddich Ruby Bean
2 parts Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
2 parts Lillet Rouge
1 part Licor 43
2 parts orange juice
Combine ingredients and shake well.
Strain over fresh ice in an Old Fashioned glass.
Garnish with a blood orange half-moon and rose bud.
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Chandon Rosebud
4 Raspberries
1/3 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Gin
1/4 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes Rose Water
Directions: Shake Fresh Lemon Juice, Gin, Simple Syrup and Rose Water over ice.
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