Valentine’s Day Cocktails
Posted 3:12 pm February 14th, 2012
BourbonBlog.com continues our Valentine’s Day cocktails, with colors and flavors celebrating spirits from Champagne to ports.
Saint Valentine by David Wondrich
First showcased in David Wondrich’s column for Esquire, this cocktail is great for anytime of the year.
Shake well with ice:
1 ½ oz good, flavorful white rum such as banks 5 Island
½ oz Fonseca Bin 27 Ruby Port
½ oz orange Curacao or Grand Marnier
½ oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Bubbles & PINK
3 oz. chilled Croft PINK
4 oz. Champagne Laurent-Perrier Brut NV
.5 oz Cointreau
2 dashes bitters
1 lemon twist, for garnish
Pour all ingredients into a Champagne flûte and give a quick stir. Garnish with the lemon twist.
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Posted 2:23 pm February 14th, 2012
A few Valentine’s Day vodka cocktails from the love at first sight – “first glance” to the spicy romance that sparks, more Valentine’s cocktails from BourbonBlog.com
A Spicy Romance
1 1/2 parts EFFEN Black Cherry Vodka
3/4 parts DeKuyper O3 Orange Liqueur
3/4 parts Fresh Pomegranate juice
1/2 parts Lime juice
1/2 parts Simple Syrup
Dash of Angostura Bitters or Fee Brothers Whiskey Bitters
Method: Shake all with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. For a little more romance, add a splash of Champagne. Garnish with a thin sliced lime wheel floating on top.
First Glance
1 1/2 parts EFFEN Vodka
3/4 parts Aperol
3/4 parts Grapefruit juice
1/2 parts Fresh Pomegranate juice
1/2 parts Lemon juice
1/2 parts Simple Syrup
2 parts Prosecco
Method: Shake all except Prosecco with ice and strain into a wine glass filled ice cubes and
Prosecco. Garnish with a lemon twist or lemon wheel.
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Posted 1:53 pm February 14th, 2012
Inspired by Mildred Pierce, the HBO miniseries with Kate Winslet, this pie Bourbon with fresh peaches, peach bitters, lemon juice, cinnamon and honey syrup)
Basil Hayden’s Mildred’s Peach Pie
1½ parts Basil Hayden’s bourbon
4 fresh peach slices
2 dashes peach bitters
¾ part lemon juice
1 pinch ground cinnamon
¾ part honey syrup* (see recipe below)
Instructions:
In a mixing tin muddle peach slices, peach bitters, lemon juice, ground cinnamon and honey syrup. Add Basil Hayden’s bourbon and shake vigorously for 7 seconds. Strain into a martini
glass and garnish with a peach sprinkled with cinnamon.
*Honey syrup: Combine 3 parts honey with 1 part hot water. Stir until completely combined.
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Posted 11:14 am February 14th, 2012
True Blood on HBO now has a cocktail to celebrate the romantic nature of the vampire, also a perfect drink for Valentine’s Day. There are no Southern Vampire Mysteries here, only southern goodness with bourbon and Sookie’s Virtue.
Sookie’s Virtue
1½ parts Basil Hayden’s bourbon
8 red grapes
2 raspberries
¾ part lemon juice
¾ part floral tea syrup* (see recipe below)
Instructions:
- Muddle red grapes, raspberries, lemon juice and floral tea syrup in a mixing tin.
– Add Basil Hayden’s bourbon and shake vigorously for 7 seconds.
– Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a grape and raspberry.
* Floral tea syrup: Combine 1 part of your favorite freshly brewed floral tea (jasmine, lavender,chamomile, etc.) with 1 part sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved and refrigerate.
True Blood TV series is based upon the novels by Charlaine Harris.
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Posted 11:39 pm February 13th, 2012
This Valentine’s Day cocktail is created to honor HBO’s Game of Thrones, based upon A Song of Ice and Fire, the series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin.
Fire and Ice
1½ parts Basil Hayden’s bourbon
¾ part fresh lime juice
1 slice jalapeno
1 part pomegranate juice
½ part simple syrup
Splash of soda water
Instructions:
- Muddle lime juice, jalapeno, pomegranate juice and simple syrup in a mixing tin.
- Add Basil Hayden’s bourbon and shake lightly for 5 seconds.
- Strain into a Collins glass, add ice and top with soda water.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and pomegranate seeds.
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Posted 4:42 pm February 14th, 2011
Is there anything that could say “I love you” or “Be Mine” more than Bacon and Bourbon?
That is what we thought too here at BourbonBlog.com, especially after Basil Hayden’s Bourbon and Mixologist Patricia Richards from Las Vegas shared this one with us. Here is the “Basil Hayden’s Bacon Sour”…
BACON SOUR INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
1 part St-Germain Liqueur Infused with Applewood Smoked Bacon (recipe included below)
1 part Freshly Squeezed and Strained Lemon Juice
1/2 part Diluted Maple Syrup (1:1 ratio of Vermont Grade A Medium Amber Syrup to water)
1 dash Peychaud’s® Bitters
1/4 part Pasteurized Egg White
PREPARATION:
* Combine bourbon, bacon-infused St-Germain, lemon juice, diluted maple syrup, bitters and
egg white into a mixing glass and shake vigorously with ice.
* Strain over fresh ice into a double-old fashioned glass.
* Garnish with an orange slice and a piece of the St-Germain infused Applewood smoked bacon.
BACON-INFUSED ST-GERMAIN:
Ingredients:
* 9 Thick Slices of Applewood Smoked Bacon
* Two 750 ml bottle of St-Germain Liqueur
Preparation:
* Cook bacon in the oven until it is crispy on the outsides but still chewy in the center.
* Place bacon on paper towel to remove some of the rendering.
* Place cooked bacon in a glass jar with two 750 ml bottles of St-Germain and allow it to infuse for 24 hours at
room temperature.
* Remove bacon.
* Place liqueur in the freezer so renderings congeal and you can remove them.
* Strain through a fine mesh strainer and cheese cloth to remove as much rendering as possible.
* Repeat freezer step if needed and strain again.
* Refrigerate until ready for use.
Photo credit: “Bacon Love” by Mike Geno.
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Posted 4:11 pm February 14th, 2011
Mark Drew, master mixologist and brand ambassador for Tequila Herradura tells BourbonBlog.com that he has created this sexy handcrafted cocktail for Valentine’s Day…which means the “Ultimate Kiss”
The Herradura Ultimate Beso combines the sweet taste of raspberries and the unique agave flavor of Herradura, making it the perfect love potion.
Herradura Ultimate Beso
Herradura Silver tequila shaken with chilled raspberry tea, pineapple juice and freshly squeezed lemon juice, served in chilled cocktail glass and garnished with a rose petal.
Ingredients:
2 oz. Herradura Silver Tequila
½ oz. Lemon juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
¾ oz. Pineapple Juice
1 ¼ Raspberry tea (chilled)
1 Rose petal (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. Prepare the raspberry tea with boiling water then leave to cool. Once cool, place in fridge until chilled
2. Add all liquid ingredients to a boston shaker and fill with ice. Shake until cold and the pineapple juice has created foam
3. Strain into a chilled coupe/martini glass
4. Garnish with a rose petal
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Posted 2:45 pm February 14th, 2011
With this amorous season in mind, Claire Smith, head of mixology and spirits for Belvedere Vodka, tells BourbonBlog.com she has concocted a few vodka cocktails for you to toast with on Valentine’s Day!
Sealed with A Kiss
Pucker up! Strawberries have been long-lauded for their seductive properties. Here’s a great cocktail for couples that’s sure to inspire a meeting of the lips.
40ml/ 1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
4 fresh strawberries
1 Shiso leaf
15ml/ ½ oz Koshinokaghiroi Sake
Muddle strawberries with a dash of simple syrup. Add rest of ingredients and shake with cubed ice. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a strawberry slither and Shiso leaf.
Cupid’s Arrow
Those who are looking for love might use this cocktail to put their hearts in the winged cherub’s sights. You can’t go wrong with raspberries.
50ml/2oz Belvedere Vodka
15ml/1/4oz simple syrup
20ml /1/2 oz Lemon juice
6 fresh raspberries or 20ml/1/2oz raspberry puree
Dash egg white
Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass top with a splash of soda and garnish with a raspberry
Intense Love
This one is for the intense lovers, made with an intense Vodka.
2 oz Belvedere Intense Unfiltered 80
1oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
1/3 oz Egg White
Dash Angustura Bitters
Popularity: 11% [?]
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Posted 2:05 pm February 14th, 2011
Bill Samuels, Jr. of Maker’s Mark Bourbon says that while he knows we are all trying to stick to those New Year’s resolutions, he still wanted to share with BourbonBlog.com this recipe for Bourbon Chocolate Bread pudding for Valentine’s Day.
Bourbon Chocolate Bread Pudding
2 cups whole milk
4 eggs
1/3 cup Maker’s Mark Bourbon
8 ounces 72% dark chocolate, chopped
4 cups day-old French bread cubes (packed)
1/2 cup turbinado sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Whisk together milk, eggs, and bourbon. In a large bowl, combine the liquids with the chocolate, bread cubes, and sugar. Toss to coat and set aside to soak for about 45 minutes, gently stirring once or twice.
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Posted 11:57 am February 14th, 2011
After our recent exclusive tasting of Original MOONSHINE in New York with Mixologist Shem Blum and friends, the BourbonBlog.com team became a fan of the new Original MOONSHINE, made in Culpeper Virginia and created by Master BQ Chef Adam Perry Lang and Master Distiller Chuck Miller.
As MOONSHINE rolls out in select markets, continue to watch BourbonBlog.com for more updates. And now for some “Shiney,” Happy, and Loving cocktails for your St. Valenshine’s Day…
The Smitten Shine
2 oz. Shine
5 oz. Cherry Herring Liqueur
3 dashes Scrappy’s Chocolate Bitters
5 oz. simple syrup
5 oz. lemon juice
5 oz. egg white
Chocolate for shavings
8 raspberries
In a mixing glass muddle 5 raspberries add all other ingredients and dry shake to emulsify egg white. Add ice and shake vigorously. Double
strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with 3 raspberries and chocolate shavings.
The Cupid Shine
2 oz shine
.75 oz strawberry simple
5 oz. aperol
5 dashes chocolate bitters
Stir all ingredients. Strain into old fashioned glass with one large cube of ice. Garnish with either chocolate covered strawberry or strawberry half
and shaved chocolate.
St. Valenshine
1 oz. moonshine
1/2 oz. lime juice
3 luxardo cherries
2 dashes Fee Brothers cherry bitters
1/2 oz/ simple syrup
2 1/2 oz. brut champagne
Pour all ingredients into a mixing can except champagne. Muddle and shake lightly for 6 seconds. Strain into a champagne flute and top with brut champagne.
Garnish with a luxardo cherry.
Popularity: 6% [?]
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