5 Cocktails to Love for Valentine’s Day

Hattiesburg, MS

Valentine’s Day is a special day of the year to show others how much you love and care for them. When it comes to adult dinner dates or Valentine’s Day dinner parties, cocktails to celebrate the occasion are often welcome. So whether you are enjoying a nice romantic dinner for two at home or curled up fireside in your backyard, Lincoln Road Package Store has the perfect cocktail to love this Valentine’s Day. Today on our blog, we share five cocktails that can spice up your Valentine’s Day celebration. After choosing the best cocktail for your occasion, we can help to make your cocktail creation perfect when you pick up all the supplies at Lincoln Road.

1. Love Potion

Make sure your loved one will never leave with this love potion concoction perfect for your romantic dinner. This recipe is brought to you by HelloFresh.

Ingredients

• 3 oz gin
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1 oz elderflower liquor
• 6 oz rose champagne

Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, elderflower liquor, and lime juice. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Add rose petal ice cubes to an empty cocktail glass. Strain the cocktail mixture onto the ice. Top with rose champagne and enjoy.

2. Cupid’s Hope

For those who hope for love this Valentine’s Day, this beverage can help.

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Reyka vodka
• 1 oz lemon juice
• .75 oz Rosemary syrup
• 2 oz pear juice

Instructions

Combine all ingredients into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice and stir.

Rosemary syrup: Combine equal parts water and sugar. Let cool. Blanch the Rosemary for about 30 seconds. Pat dry and remove the leaves. Place the sugar, water, and blanched Rosemary leaves into a blender. Blend to a consistent texture. Fine strain and bottle.

3. Flame of love

If a passionate embrace and a romantic dinner are your themes for this Valentine’s Day, then the flame of love is the perfect drink to express your feelings.

Ingredients

• 2 oz Monkey 47
• .5 oz dry sherry
• 3 flamed grapefruit twists

Instructions

Add ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for 10 to 15 seconds. Pour into the glass of your choice and garnish with a flamed citrus twist.

4. Love Struck

Love Struck is the perfect concoction for your Valentine’s Day celebration. Whether you choose to celebrate with friends or your significant other, Love Struck will be the talk of the evening. This recipe is brought to you courtesy of Morton’s Steakhouse.

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Reyka vodka
• 1.5 oz Passoa Passion Fruit Liquer
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• .5 oz lemon juice
• .5 oz simple syrup
• .75 oz La Marca Prosecco

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except Prosecco with ice and shake. Strain into a coupe or Nick and Nora glass and top with Prosecco.

5. Potion D’Amour

Create your own potion of love with Potion D’Amour this Valentine’s Day. A perfect complement to a romantic evening. This recipe is brought to you by Wilfredo Briceno at Miss Paradis in New York City.

Ingredients

• 3 oz TYKU Black Saki
• 2 oz BlackBerry puree
• 1 oz Lillet Blanc

Instructions

Shake ingredients with ice, strain into a hibiscus flower rimmed glass.

Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipes

Start your Valentine’s Day celebration with the ones you love by preparing the perfect cocktail mixes listed above. Choosing a mixture of beverages can please guests of any Valentine’s Day event. Visit Lincoln Road Package Store at 2800 Lincoln Road, Suite A, in Hattiesburg, MS, for all your cocktail needs. Our staff will be happy to make your perfect selections for Valentine’s Day. If you have questions, please call us at (601) 268-3677 or email jamiefarris@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you in our store soon!