Strawberry Black Pepper Gin and Tonic
A little sweet and spice never hurt anyone, especially with gin lingering in the background. When strawberries are in season, this is a perfect summer drink.
Recipe:
-50ml Martin Miller’s Gin
-4 large strawberries
-Black peppercorns
-Grinder
-Ice
-200ml Fever Tree Tonic Water
Pour gin in the glass and add three sliced strawberries. Fill the glass with the ice and one twist of black pepper. Pour the tonic water and stir. Add a strawberry for garnish.
Poire Royale
A truly sexy French cocktail, with some very elegant ingredients.
Recipe:
-1 ½ oz. Hangar One Spiced Pear Vodka
– ¼ oz. Mazzenez, Poire Williams, eau-de-vie
-1/4 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur
-1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
– 2 oz. Looza Pear Nectar
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker over ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Champagne Cocktail
So simple, but champagne really does the trick in terms of romance. Add cognac with a lemon twist as a garnish and you should be prepared for a good night.
Recipe:
-3oz chilled champagne
-1/2 oz cognac
-2 dashes angostura bitters
-1 sugar cube
-1 Maraschino cherry
-1 lemon twist (for garnish)
Drop the sugar cube into a champagne flute and soak the sugar with the bitters. Pour in the cognac and fill with champagne. Drop in the cherry and add the lemon twist for a garnish.
Black Cat Martini
This is as dangerous of a martini as martinis get, and this special drink comprises only two ingredients.
Recipe:
– 1 part black vodka
– 1 part Chambord
Shake the ingredients over ice and strain into a martini glass.
Sunburnt Margarita
After you’ve spent the day with your significant other lounging on the beach, enjoy a sexy Sunburnt Margarita on the porch and watch the sunset.
Recipe:
-5 oz freshly squeezed citrus juice
-5 oz tequila
-3 oz lime juice
-1 oz agave nectar
-1 jalapeno pepper
Place everything in a cocktail mixer. Using a wooden spoon, grind the jalapeño in the bottom of the shakers. Add ice and place the cocktail shaker lid on and shake. Strain out the jalapeño and ice and serve the margarita over ice.
Champagne and Strawberry Cocktail
The best part about this cocktail is that it looks so beautiful, more like a dessert than a drink. If you begin the night with a drink as gorgeous and sophisticated as this one, you may have to call in sick for a few days.
Recipe:
-1/4 cup strawberries, hulled and chopped.
-2 tsp fresh lemon juice
-2 tbsp sugar
-12 oz champagne
-1 oz Chambord
-2 strawberries for garnish
In the bowl of a food processor combine the strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar. Puree the mixture until smooth. Fill two champagne flutes with ¾ of champagne. Pour in ½ oz of Chambord into each flute and top each one with 1 to 2 tablespoons of strawberry puree. Garnish with a strawberry and serve.
Cherry Almond Crema
Cheers! This cocktail has almond milk, so it must be healthy for you, as well as an aphrodisiac!
Recipe:
-1 ¼ oz black cherry vodka
-3 ¼ oz cognac
-2 oz unsweetened almond milk
-3 ¼ oz agave nectar
Vigorously shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and strain into a glass filled with ice. Â Top with slivered almonds and nutmeg.
