Agave Kiss (smooch!)
Ah, Valentine's Day. In recent years I haven't enjoyed celebrating the holiday as much as I would have liked, but I always, always enjoy the abundance of chocolate, hearts, and aphrodisiacs. ;)
This year my Valentine is out of town so I'll be consoling myself with a specialty cocktail - check ou the recipes below and see what strikes your (and the person you fancy's) fancy.
Special thanks to Colleen Graham's ever-informative cocktail blog on cocktails.about.com.
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Agave Kiss
This cocktail includes tequila, which isn't a common spirit for sweet and romantic drinks but combined with creme de cacao and double cream, makes a tasty tipple.
Ingredients:
2 oz Herradura Tequila Silver
1 oz white creme de cacao
1 oz double cream
1/2 oz Chambord
White chocolate flakes for rimming
Fresh raspberries for garnish
Preparation:
In a cocktail shaker with ice, add Herradura tequila, white crème de cacao, double cream and Chambord. Shake for 15 seconds. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass, rimmed with white chocolate, add a spear of fresh raspberries, and serve.
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Axis Kiss
This drink involves champagne, so that's a plus. It can also be adjusted for sweetness based on preference, so both you and your loved one can be happy.
Ingredients:
Dash of amaretto almond liqueur
Dash of creme de cassis
Chilled Champagne
Preparation:
Pour the amaretto and creme de cassis into a Champagne flute. Gently top with Champagne. Make the drink sweeter with larger dashes of amaretto and creme de cassis.
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Blushing Geisha
The KU liqueur in this cocktail is infused with aphrodisiacs....what are you waiting for?
Ingredients:
2 oz TY KU liqueur
1 oz pomegranate juice
2 oz Sence rose nectar
Lime wedge for garnish
Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir well. Strain into a stemmed glass or over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Scarlet O'Hara
For you Southern Belles (or guys who want to date a Southern Belle), here's a stiff but tender whiskey cocktail to set your true love's heart (and possibly other parts) aflame....
Ingredients:
2 oz Southern Comfort
Dash of lime juice
Cranberry juice
Lime wedge for garnish
Preparation:
Pour the Southern Comfort and lime juice into a collins glass filled with ice. Fill with cranberry juice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
