VALENTINE COCKTAILS Kentucky Kiss - Mix 2 ounces bourbon with 1 ounce strawberry purée, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce maple syrup. Shake in an ice-filled shaker and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with a splash of soda water and garnish with a strawberry.
The Chocolate Valentine - Mix 3/4 ounce vanilla vodka with 3/4 ounce crème de cacao, 1/2 ounce cherry juice, a splash of cream and a splash of soda water in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass. The Sweetest Thing - Mix 1 ounce bourbon with 1/2 ounce crème de framboise in an ice-filled shaker. Pour in a Champagne flute and top off with Champagne. Garnish with raspberries. Lemon Drop Royale -Mix 2 ounces vodka with 3/4 ounce raspberry liqueur and 3/4 ounce sweet-and-sour mix in an ice-filled shaker for about 20 seconds. Strain into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. Float a lemon slice on top. The P.i.n.k. Love Potion - Mix 1-1/2 ounces P.i.n.k. vodka with 2 ounces passion-fruit juice in a Champagne flute. Carefully drop 1/2 ounce strawberry liqueur into the glass until it settles on the bottom, creating a second layer. Top off with 2 1/2 ounces Champagne. Garnish with a strawberry slice on the rim of the glass. (The p.i.n.k. brand vodka is infused with caffeine and guarana.) Midori Love Potion - Mix 2 ounces melon liqueur with 1 ounce vodka in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with your choice of orange juice, pineapple juice or grapefruit juice. Extreme Valentine - Mix 2 shots of vodka with 5 ounces root beer and 5 ounces Mountain Dew in an ice-filled shaker. Serve with an orange slice. Midori Cosmopolitan - Mix 3/4 ounces Midori with 2 ounces citrus-infused vodka and a splash of white cranberry juice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Mojo Mojito - Muddle 12 mint leaves and 1/2 lime in a tall glass. Cover with 2 tablespoons simple syrup or 4 teaspoons sugar and fill glass with ice. Pour in 1 1/2 ounces light rum with 3/4 ounces melon liqueur. Top off with club soda. Stir well. Garnish glass with lime wedge and sprigs of mint. Oprah's Pom Martini -Mix 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice, 2 ounces vodka or white tequila, 1 ounce orange liqueur, 1 cup ice, a splash of sparkling water and a squeeze lemon in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with pomegranate seeds. Orange Sunset - Mix 1 ounce gin 1 ounce white peach liqueur 1 ounce orange juice and 1 ounce cranberry juice in an ice-filled shaker. Shake; strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange wedge. The Valentine Special - Mix 2 ounces banana liqueur with 1 ounce vodka and 3 ounces cranberry juice in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a red-wine glass. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
