3 Seductive Cocktails for Valentine's Day
Make one of these love-inspired cocktails for your Valentine this year.
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Let’s cut to the chase this Valentine’s Day. We’ve heard enough about chocolate, food, lingerie and diamonds - how about the alcohol? Many Americans will celebrate this day with a cocktail, but few will give it much thought (including your significant other). So, surprise him or her this year with one of these unforgettable homemade cocktails, created by mixologist Michael Flannery.
Winter Rendezvous
2 oz Louis Royer VSOP “Force 53” Cognac
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Vermouth
1/2 oz Bonny Doon Framboise
5 drops Dutch “Colonial” Bitters
Maraschino Cherry
Build all ingredients in a Yarai glass and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass with a cherry.
The Latin Lava
1 1/2 oz “Santa Teresa 1796” Rum
1/2 oz Marie Brizard Anisette Liqueur
1 pat Housemade Compound Butter
4 oz Hot Cider
Cinnamon Stick
Add hot cider to melt a pat of butter in an Irish coffee mug. Once the butter is melted, add rum and anisette liqueur. Serve with a cinnamon stick.
Your Sparkling Eyes
1 1/4 oz Campari
3/4 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Agave Nectar
Top with Bortolomiol Prosecco
Grapefruit Peel
Combine the first four ingredients and shake. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Prosecco. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.
READ: Three Sexy Desserts for Your Love on Valentine's Day
These cocktails are currently available at Michael's New York restaurant. Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, Michael's New York is the perfect venue for business meetings, large and small celebrations, or pre-theater dinners. Chef Kyung Up Lim joined Michael's New York in 2006 and worked his way up to Chef de Cuisine. The Korean native creates California cuisine menus that are true to the restaurant's ideals of freshness, sustainability and seasonality.
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