The Mixer’s Guide To Making Sexy Cocktails for Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it’s time to set the scene with some seriously sumptuous cocktails that’ll get those hearts a-fluttering.

Whether it’s a flirty first date or an intimate night with your partner, our mixologists at The Mixer have rounded up the most sexy sips that are sure to impress.

Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipes

Between the Sheets

Ingredients per person

• 1 oz cognac
• 1 oz Wray & Nephew rum
• 1 oz Grand Marnier
• 0.25 oz lemon juice

Method

1. 1. Add ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
   2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
   3. Garnish with an orange twist.

Hanky Panky

Ingredients per person

• 1.5 Oz Bulldog Gin
• 1.5 Oz Cinzano Rosso
• A few dashes of Fernet-Branca
• Ice
• Orange peel, to garnish

Method

1. Add ice to a mixing glass, followed by the gin, sweet vermouth, and amaro.
2. Stir until nicely chilled (around 30 seconds should do the trick).
3. Strain into a chilled martini or coupe glass.
4. Add the orange peel as garnish and enjoy.

Sex On The Beach

Ingredients per person

• 0.75 Oz peach schnapps
• 1 Oz fresh orange juice
• 1 Oz pineapple juice
• 1.5 Oz SKYY Vodka
• 1 Oz cranberry juice
• 0.5 Oz raspberry liqueur

Method

1. Shake the peach schnapps, fresh orange juice and pineapple juice in a cocktail shaker with ice, and strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.
2. Shake the SKYY Vodka, cranberry juice and raspberry liqueur with ice and carefully pour on top of the existing drink layer in the same glass.
3. Serve with a cocktail stirrer to the side so guests can mix the two layers before they enjoy the drink.

The French Rose Cocktail

Ingredients per person

• 1.5 Oz Bulldog gin
• 0.5 Oz Cinzano Bianco dry vermouth
• 0.5 Oz Cherry Brandy
• Ice

Method

1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
2. Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Chocolate Martini

Ingredients per person

• 1 Oz Skyy vodka
• 1 Oz chocolate liqueur
• 1 Oz crème de cacao
• Cocoa for garnish

Method

1. Rim a cocktail glass with cocoa: Wet the rim by dipping it in a small dish of the chocolate liqueur, then dip or roll it in a dish of cocoa powder.
2. Pour the vodka, crème de cacao and chocolate liqueur into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
3. Shake vigorously.
4. Strain into the prepared glass and serve.

Sweetheart

Ingredients per person

• 0.5 oz SKYY vodka
• 0.5 oz Aperol
• 0.5 oz cranberry juice
• 0.25 oz limoncello
• 0.25 oz lemon juice

Method

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
2. Shake until cold, and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
3. Garnish with fresh cranberries and serve.

Pink Lady

Ingredients per person

• 1.5 oz Bulldog Gin
• 0.5 oz apple brandy
• 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.5 oz grenadine
• One small egg white

Method

1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker without ice.
2. Shake for 30 seconds, add ice, then shake for 30 seconds more.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with Maraschino or Luxardo cherries.

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And have a happy Valentine’s Day!