ByIANSlife

February 12, 2022 (IANSlife) Romance is in the air, and a little tipple helps to calm the nerves and get in the mood. These cocktails promise a cosy evening in.

Love Cosmopolitan: For the classic couple destined to be together

 

Ingredients:

• 50ml vodka/gin
• 90ml Jimmy’s Cosmopolitan mix
• 5ml rose water

How to mix:

• In a shake glass filled with ice
• Pour the above ingredients, and shake well.
• Strain into a tall glass filled with ice.
• Garnish with an edible flower and serve.

 

Spicy Sex on the Beach: For the passionate couple who simply can’t resist each other

 

Ingredients:

• 50ml vodka/gin
• 110ml Jimmy’s Sex on the Beach mix
• 5ml Fresh Ginger juice
• 1 drop Tobasco Sauce
• 3 drops Aromatic Bitters

How to mix:

• In a tall glass filled with ice.
• Pour the above ingredients and shake well.
• Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel.

 

Absolut Cosmopolitan: For Old School Lovers who still hold hands and have that sparkle in their eyes

 

Ingredients: 

• 40 ml Absolut Citron
• 20 ml Triple Sec
• 20 ml Lime Juice
• 20 ml Cranberry Juice
• 1 Twist Orange Zest
• Ice Cubes

How to mix:

• Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
• Add all ingredients.
• Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with an orange zest twist.

 

Peach on the Beach: For an adorably affectionate couple who simply can’t get enough of each other

Ingredients: 

• 30 ml Absolut
• 30 ml Cranberry juice
• 30 ml Orange juice
• 15 ml Peach Liqueur
• Peach wedge for garnish

How to mix it:

• Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
• Add all ingredients.
• Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with ice cubes.
• Garnish with a peach wedge.

 

Hand in Hand: For the couple who are actually best friends

 

Ingredients:

• 40 ml Monkey47
• 20 ml sweet vermouth
• 20 ml Campari
• 2 Dashes of Chocolate Bitters

How to mix it:

• Stir over ice and strain over fresh ice in a rock glass.
• Garnish with orange zest. 

 

Romeo’s Punch: For the couple celebrating their love for the first time

 

Ingredients:

• 1 Bottle Jameson Irish Whiskey
• 300 ml Lemon
• 100 ml Lillet Rouge
• 20 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters
• 500 ml Pomegranate Juice
• 300 ml Strawberry Syrup

How to mix:

• Add all ingredients to a bowl with ice and stir well.
• Serve in a rocks glass.
• To make a strawberry syrup: Add 250g sugar, 250ml water, 100g strawberries (fresh or frozen both work) to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for five minutes.
• Allow to cool, strain, bottle and refrigerate

 

Matcha Pina Colada

For that Hide-&-Seek Couple who have been dating for ages but still don’t agree they are in a relationship

Ingredients: 

• 50ml Beefeater Dry or 24
• Bar spoon matcha tea
• 30ml fresh pineapple juice
• 10ml fresh lemon juice
• 50ml coconut milk
• 40ml soda water
• Garnish: Matcha dusting

How to mix:

• Blend all ingredients together except for soda water until smooth.
• Pour soda water into glass
• Add the blended mixture and dust the top with matcha.
• This is not a frozen drink, so take care not to add too much ice.

 

SmOaken Tea: For total-opposites who get on like a house on fire

 

Ingredients:

• 30ml Oaken Glow 
• 30ml Pineapple juice
• 30ml lapsang Souchang tea 
• 1 bar spoon/teaspoon of honey

HOW TO MIX:

• Mix this cocktail for a party using a shot of Oaken Glow with a shot of Lapsang souchung tea (a Smoky Chinese black tea) and a shot of pineapple juice.
• Pour/strain over fresh ice and top
• The finished cocktail with a sprig of mint.

 

 

 

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