Sweeten up your weekend with these delicious, Cupid-inspired cocktails
By Lauren Heskin
10th Feb 2024
10th Feb 2024
Planning on celebrating Valentine's Day this weekend instead? Try these Cupid-inspired cocktails designed by Ireland's Blue Book hotels.
Okay, okay so not everyone is into Valentine’s Day. Yes, it’s a commercial Hallmark holiday popularised by the card industry, but if we got good at anything throughout our many months of lockdown (that feels like a fever dream now, doesn’t it!?), it’s cocktail making and we’ll jump at any occasion to impress (*read show off). From whipping up our egg whites to mastering the perfect pour, we really committed to becoming at-home mixologists.
So why not incorporate some romance into your weekend cocktail class with these Cupid-spiked cocktails courtesy of Ireland’s Blue Book Hotels.
The Smooth Talker
Castle Leslie Estate
Ingredients
- 30ml Tequila
- 30ml Southern Comfort
- 30ml Elderflower Liquor
- Ice
- Twist of lemon or orange, to garnish
Method
- Add ice to a rocks glass
- Add all the ingredients and stir with a spoon
- Garnish with a twist of lemon or orange
The Wilder Sweetheart
The Wilder Townhouse
Ingredients
- 50ml Absolut vodka
- 10ml Raspberry Liqueur
- 50ml Grenadine
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
Method
- Add all ingredients to shaker and shake thoroughly
- Double strain and then garnish with berries
You are the One
The Merrion Hotel
Ingredients
- 1 white sugar cube
- 25ml Grand Marnier
- 6 dashes Angostura bitters
- 150ml Champagne
- Orange twist, to garnish
Method
- Build in glass
- Place sugar cube on a napkin and saturate the sugar cube with Angostura bitters
- Place sugar cube into glass, pour in Grand Marnier and top with Champagne
- Perch the orange twist on the glass
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