13 Delicious Rose-Colored Cocktails To Celebrate Valentine’s Day

These Rose-Colored Drinks Are Easy Valentine’s Day Cocktails To Make On February 14

With V-Day vastly approaching, we wanted to share some delicious and easy Valentine’s Day cocktails to impress your valentine/galantine. Whether you are throwing a bash, interested in pre-game drinks, planning a romantic fete, or indulging in some “me time” we have you covered. These Easy Valentine’s Day cocktails involve a wide arrange of spirits and bubbly in shades of pink that are oh-so pretty, and will help your Valentine feel special. Cheers to romance!

Hibisco Disco at (Trademark Taste+Grind)

Ingredients:

2oz Ilegal Mezcal
3/4 oz Cherry Hibiscus Syrup*
3/4 oz Lime Spritz
Orange Flower Water

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake, then strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Decorate with edible flowers and glitter.

*Directions for Cherry Hibiscus Syrup:

Steep Hibiscus Tea in simple syrup overnight (longer for a sweeter flavor)

Mix with an equal amount of Cherry Heering

Rumination Cocktail at (Boulton & Watt)

Ingredients:

5 oz. London Dry Gin
75 oz. Lavender syrup
5 oz. Benedictine
5 oz. Lemon
2 dash Peach bitters
2 dash Angostura bitters

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker. Shake all ingredients together and strain into a glass piled high with crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of lavender.

Rosé Sangria at (Park Avenue Tavern)

Ingredients:

12 oz Ingoodco Rosé
4 oz Acqua di Cedro Liqueur
2 oz Strawberry Lemon Syrup*
2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Club Soda
Fresh Fruit: strawberries, apple, orange

Method:

Incorporate all ingredients in a pitcher and top with cut apple, strawberries, and club soda. Serve in wine glasses garnished with orange or lemon wheels.

*Directions for : Strawberry Lemon Syrup

1.5 Cups Chopped Strawberries
1 Cup Sugar
Pinch of Salt
½ Lemon (chopped with peel on)
2 – 4 oz Boiling Water

Muddle ingredients together in boiling water to break down the sugar and salt. Allow to sit for 2 hours, then strain the liquid through a double mesh strainer before serving.

Negroni Spritz

Ingredients:

3 parts Plymouth Gin
2.5 parts Lillet Blanc
1 part Campari
4.5 parts Tonic Water (Fever Tree)
7.5 parts Prosecco
Orange Wheel

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail glass with ice. Stir and serve. Garnish with Orange wheel.

LPF

Ingredients:

2.5 parts Plymouth Gin
1 part Plymouth Sloe Gin
1.5 parts Elderflower Liqueur
2.5 parts Fresh Pink Grapefruit Juice
Mumm Champagne
Grapefruit as garnish

Method:

Combine all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the Champagne, and add ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into chilled flute. Top with Mumm Champagne and grapefruit twist.

St. Clements 75

Ingredients:

2 parts Plymouth Gin
2 parts Lillet Blanc
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part Fresh Orange Juice
0.5 parts Rich Simple Syrup (1:1)
Mumm Champagne
Orange for garnish

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker with ice, except for Champagne. Shake vigorously, then strain into chilled flute. Top with 1.5 parts Mumm Champagne. Garnish with orange twist.

Woodford Reserve DioNYCus

Created by Leanne Kubiez, Cincinnati

Serves 2

Ingredients:

3 parts Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
.5 parts Byrrh
.5 parts Antica Formula
.25 parts Punch Abruzzo
.25 parts Angostura bitters
.5 parts water
4-5 dashes Fee Brother’s Plum Bitters
Pieces of dark chocolate

Method:

Include all ingredients into cocktail mixing glass, and stir. Strain and serve into a sherry/corial glass with two pieces of dark chocolate.

Tanteo Tequila Red-Pepper-Ita

Ingredients:

13/4 oz. Tanteo® Chipotle Tequila
1/4 oz. Mezcal
3/4 oz. Red Pepper Purée
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Light Agave Nectar (or simple syrup)

Method:

Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass (smoky salt rim optional). Garnish with a red pepper wedge.

Tod & Vixen’s Dry Gin Negroni 1651

Created by the late, great gaz regan (NY)

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Tod & Vixen’s Dry Gin 1651
1 oz Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino
1 oz Campari

Method:

Compile all ingredients into an ice-filled rock glass. Stir, and then garnish with an orange wedge, and serve.

Sandeman Lover’s Lane

Ingredients:

1 oz Sandeman Founder’s Reserve Porto
3/4 oz Elderflower liqueur
3/4 Pomegranate juice
1 oz Champagne

Method:

Include the first three ingredients into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake very well then strain. Top with champagne and garnish with rose petal and optional edible silver leaf.

Ramazzotti Amaro Chocolate Negroni

Ingredients:

1 oz Ramazzotti Amaro
1 oz Lillet Rouge
1 oz Plymouth Gin
3 dashes Chocolate Bitters

Method:

Place ice cube in rocks glass. Pour over the Ramazzotti then add the Lillet Rouge, Plymouth Gin and dashes of chocolate bitters. To finish, garnish with orange peel and cherries.

Basil Hayden’s® Lemon-Rosemary Punch

Recipe created by Matt Sharp (Houston, TX)

Serves: 17

Ingredients:

1 bottle Basil Hayden’s® Bourbon
10 parts Simple Syrup
10 parts Lemon Juice
2 lemons
30 dashes Aromatic Bitters
Sprig of Rosemary (for garnish)

Method:

Combine all ingredients into a large punch bowl with 4 cups of ice. Slice lemons into wheels and add to bowl. Next, stir to chill and ladle into Collins glass with a rosemary sprig.

Knob Creek® Red All Over

Created by Charlie Schott (Chicago, Il)

Ingredients:

1 ½ parts Knob Creek® Straight Rye Whiskey
2 slices fresh cucumber
2 fresh strawberries
¾ part lemon juice
½ part Peychaud’s bitters
½ part simple syrup
Mint leaves, for garnish

Method:

Add Knob Creek® Straight Rye Whiskey, cucumbers, strawberries, lemon juice, Peychaud’s bitters and simple syrup to a shaker and muddle well. Shake and double strain into a 9oz Collins glass. Pack glass with crushed ice. Then, garnish with cucumber slice and fresh mint.

Chambord Royale

Ingredients:

1/3 oz. Chambord Liqueur
Sparkling wine of choice
1 Raspberry

Method:

Pour Chambord into flute glass, top with sparkling wine, finish with a raspberry garnish.

Punch Royale

Ingredients:

8 oz Chambord Liqueur
8 oz Cranberry juice
2 cold bottles sparkling wine
Raspberries and/or blackberries

Method:

Take two bottles of cold champagne, cranberry juice and Chambord. Pour into a punch bowl or large pitcher. Stir and garnish with raspberries or blackberries.