3 Vodka Cocktails Perfect for Valentine’s Day
Check out these three festive and beautifully presented cocktails
from Ketel One Vodka. Sitting in for a comfy date night at home? Show off your bartending skills and whip up one of these three gems.
The Nue Cosmo
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Family Made Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Sakura Cherry Blossom Vermouth
- 1/2 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- 1/4 oz. simple syrup
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mini white rose and serve.
The Kinky Coupe
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Family Made Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Ancho Reyes
- 1/2 oz. Piquillo Pepper Syrup
- 3/4 oz. lemon juice
- Piquillo Sequins Lip stroke
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Streak piquillo powder on side of glass to serve.
The Café Crimson
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Vodka Family Made Vodka
- 1 1/2 oz. Black Cherry Kenyan Cold Brew*
- 1/2 oz. unrefined coconut sugar syrup (1:1 ratio sugar to water)
- 1/4 oz. St. George Raspberry Liqueur
- 15 drops saline solution (1:5 ratio salt to water)
- Salted-Vanilla Oat Milk (for garnish)**
- Lemon twist (for garnish)
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain contents of shaker into a chilled coupe glass. Carefully layer salted-vanilla oat milk on top. Express oils from lemon twist and place decoratively on rim of glass.
*Black Cherry Kenyan Cold Brew
Chill 60g coarse ground coffee steeped in 500ml black cherry juice for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Strain and keep refrigerated.
- **Salted-Vanilla Oat Milk
- Ingredients:
- 500ml Oatly Oat Milk, Full Fat (about 2 cups)
- ¾ tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Preparation: Whisk oat milk, vanilla extract, and salt together in a cold bowl until creamy.