Impress Your Valentine (Without Breaking a Sweat)
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to mean crowded restaurants or complicated plans. A few well-chosen cocktails at home can feel just as special!
Whether you’re planning a cosy night in, a Galentine’s catch-up, or a romantic dinner for two, these cocktails are easy to make, hard to mess up, and guaranteed to wow your lover. Think romantic flavours, soft colours, and just enough indulgence to make it feel like you really went the extra mile - without spending the whole night in the kitchen.
Rose Martini
Ingredients:
50 mL Lush Pink Gin
15 mL Limoncello
30 ml soda or lemonade
Sprinkle of Edible Glitter
Few fresh strawberries or raspberries (optional)
Rose Mold Ice
Method:
Shake gin + liqueur with ice.
Strain into glass with rose-shaped ice.
Top with soda or lemonade.
Garnish with a ice rose!
Chocolate Strawberry Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
30 ml Coffee Liqueur
30 ml Vanilla Vodka
30 ml fresh espresso
15 ml strawberry puree (fresh or frozen strawberries blended)
10 ml chocolate syrup
Ice
Garnish:
Chocolate-covered strawberry
Chocolate dust for the rim (cocoa powder works perfectly)
Method:
Rub the rim of a martini glass with a little chocolate syrup and dip it into cocoa powder to coat the rim.
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add ingredients & shake vigorously
Strain into the prepared martini glass.
Place a chocolate-covered strawberry on the rim or use a skewer
Rum Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
50 ml Signature Rum
15 ml simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orange peel for garnish
Ice
Method:
In a mixing glass, stir sugar, bitters, and rum with ice.
Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
Express the orange peel over the glass and drop it in.
Spiced Cranberry Martini
Ingredients:
30 mL Chilli Vodka
15 mL Limoncello
60 mL Cranberry Juice
15 mL fresh lime juice
Ice cube with small chili frozen inside
Red dusting for rim: chili powder, smoked paprika, or a mix with salt
Method:
Rub the edge of a martini glass with a lime wedge. Dip the rim into your red chili/salt powder mixture to coat evenly.
In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice & shake well until chilled.
Place the ice cube & strain the cocktail over the ice cube.
Float a thin chili slice or edible flower on top for presentation.
Lychee Love
Ingredients:
45 ml Butterfly Pea Gin
30 ml Lychee Syrup
15 ml fresh lime juice
Ice
Edible flowers for garnish (violets, pansies, or rose petals work beautifully)
Method:
In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice & shake vigorously until well chilled.
Strain into a martini glass filled with ice.
Garnish with flowers and lime slices!
Make It a Night
Pair your cocktails with:
A homemade pasta or risotto
Chocolate truffles or tiramisu
A playlist you made just for them (highly recommended)
Cheers to love, however you’re celebrating it.
All spirits available from our Victoria Park tasting room or online.