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Valentine's Day is approaching and it's time to try out a few new seductive cocktail to romance your sweety this year.  ...and we have just the tasty romantic recipes to do the trick!

A commonly used spirit for Valentine’s Day is champagne, and once again, one of our favorite entertainig experts, Colleen Mullaney has provided us with If you are looking to do more with your bubbly besides pouring it into a glass, then try one of these great cocktail mixes.

**Bubbling tips:

Always have one good bottle of champagne in your fridge for impromptu toast.  Or maybe you just feel like some bubbles to wash away your ridiculously long and stressful day.

Sunlight speeds up fermentation process, so store champagne on its side in the refrigerator or in a cool, dark place.
Always add champagne last to the punch and stir just enough to blend.   Stir vey gently, as too much movement will cause the champagne to lose its bubbles.

Kir Imperial
Ingredients:
4 oz./118 ml Cointreau
4 oz./118 ml crème de framboise
1 bottle (750ml) Brut champagne
Orange peel for garnish

Directions:
Pour a dash of Cointreau and crème de framboise into each flute.  Top with chilled champagne and garnish with an orange peel.  Serve immediately. Serves 4.

The Confession
Ingredients:
4 oz./118ml grappa
4 oz./118ml cherry liqueur
1 bottle (750 ml) champagne

Directions:
Pour ingredients evenly into flute glasses.  Top off with champagne and serve immediately. Serves 4.

Baccarat
Ingredients:
6 oz./177ml cranberry juice
2 oz./59ml lime juice
8 oz./237 ml Grand Marnier
16 oz./473 ml rose champagne

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, mix cranberry juice, lime juice and Grand Marnier.  Divide equally among champagne flutes.  Top with champagne and serve. Serves 4.

Love Punch
Ingredients:
8 oz. vodka
2 oz. Germaine liqueur
4 oz. ruby red grapefruit juice
4 oz.  Lemon seltzer
Edible violets for garnish

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, pour vodka, liqueur, and juice. Mix well. Pour into ice-filled rocks glasses. Top each glass with seltzer, garnish with violet and serve. Serves 4.


Want even more great cocktail recipes?  Try these romantic mixes:

The SKYY Violet
Ingredients:

1.5 oz. SKYY Vodka
.75 oz. Creme de Violette
3 oz. Dry Sparkling Wine (such as Drusian Prosecco)
3 dashes Fee Brothers or Angostura Orange Bitters

Directions:
Stir SKYY Vodka, Orange Bitters and Creme de Violette with ice.  Strain into Champagne coup or flute and top with Prosecco.  Top with zest of an orange and garnish with orange twist.

Wild Hibiscus Flower Sparkler

Ingredients:
4 ounces chilled sparkling wine or Champagne
1 Hibiscus Flowers in syrup
1 teaspoon Hibiscus syrup

Directions:
Pour sparkling wine or Champagne into champagne flute and add flower petals-side up. Drizzle in syrup and serve.

Rose’s Peartini
Ingredients:
1-1/2 ounces Rose’s Cocktail Infusions Pear mix
1-1/2 premium pear vodka
1 mint sprig
Slices of pear

Directions:
Pour Rose’s and vodka into a shaker with 1 cup crushed ice or small ice cubes. Shake vigorously for five seconds. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with mint sprig and pear slices.

Love Letter
Created by Adam Wilson of Beretta

Ingredients:
1 oz Campari
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
0.75 oz Cointreau
0.25 oz maple syrup (should be 1:1 with water)
0.25 oz small hand grenadine
3 dashes of  Peychaud's Bitters

Directions:
Shake.  Add Soda.  Pour over ice in highball.  Garnish with a lime zest.

Tongue Tied
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Cherry
Splash of Grenadine

Directions:
Shake X-Rated and SKYY Infusions Cherry over ice. Strain into a martini glass. Slowly add a dash of Grenadine so that it sinks to the bottom.  Garnish with a cherry with a knotted stem.

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