Best Love Potion Valentines Day co*cktail Recipe (2024)

Looking for the best love potion Valentine’s Day co*cktail recipe? Whip up this sweet and spicy romantic co*cktail for the one you love. The infused ginger and cinnamon in a sweet, simple syrup gives each sip a bit of heat. Then mix in a splash of tart cranberry, ginge ale, and vodka in your pink sugar-dusted rimmed glass, and you have the perfect love potion.

😊 Why make this co*cktail

• This is an easy co*cktail with simple ingredients that are typical to keep on hand.
• The pink color makes this co*cktail perfect for serving asa Valentine’s Day co*cktail recipe.
• This vodka co*cktail has all the flavor profiles for a great drink. It’s sweet, with warm spices and a touch of sour from the cranberry and lime juice.
• Serving a Valentine theme co*cktail is a great way to let someone know they are special to you.

🍹 co*cktail glass deorations

• A good co*cktail not only tastes good but is pretty to look at. Make your co*cktail fun and pretty with one of these festive drink embellishments.
• Slice fruit such as oranges, pineapple, limes, or lemins into small wedges and place them on the rim of the glass.
• Umbrella co*cktail Drink Picks: Umbrellas are a classic decoration for any co*cktail.
• Cupid’s arrow: slide a few pieces of fruit on Cupid’s arrow and place them in your glass.
• Drop a fewcandy heartsinto your co*cktail just before you serve.
• Let the sparks fly when you put one of these fireworks co*cktail picks in your glass.
• Add springs of fresh herbs such as mint or rosemary.

🛒 Ingredient notes

Simple syrup

This co*cktail recipe has a unique spiced infused simple syrup.

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Cinnamon sticks: You will need 2, four-inch long pieces
• Ginger – peel and cut into slices the size of a quarter. You should have 4 quarter-size pieces of fresh ginger.

Sugar rim

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 drops red food coloring

co*cktail

• Cranberry juice – No sugar added variety is best. You don’t want your co*cktail too sweet.
• Spiced simple syrup: This is the key to this delishious co*cktail. Be sure to infuse your cinnamon and ginger for 30 minutes.
• lime juice: Use fresh squeezed, not the green bottle kind.
• Vodka: Use your favorite unflavored brand
• Ginger ale: If you want a lower calorie co*cktail you could use diet ginger ale
• Lime: you will need one piecs for a wedge and the rest for lime juice

See the recipe card for a complete list and quantities.

🔪 Step by step instructions

Spiced simple syrup

1. First, make your spiced simple syrup. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.

2. Cook over medium-high heat, occasionally stirring until the sugar has dissolved. This will take about 5 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and add the cinnamon stick and fresh ginger slices. Allow them to steep in the sugar water for 30 minutes.

4. Remove and discard the cinnamon stick and pieces of ginger. Cool the spiced simple syrup entirely before using.

Sugar rim

1. Pour sugar into a sandwich-size zip lock bag.

2. Add a few drops of red food coloring. Do not use gel foodcoloring. The basic liquid kind work best.

3. Seal the bag well and shake to incorporate the food coloring throughout the sugar. If it is too light, add another drop and repeat until you get a nice pink color. If you want a red sugar rim, add a few more drops of the food coloring and shake.

4. Place sugar in a shallow rimmed plate or bowl.

5. Wet the edge of your co*cktail glass with a wedge of lime. Hold the glass perpendicular to the sugar mixture. Dip the rim of the glass into the sugar mixture and then carefully set it aside.

co*cktail

1. Add cranberry juice, spiced sugar syrup, lime juice, and vodka into a co*cktail shaker. Shake ingredients well.

2. Carefully pour into your sugar-rimmed glass, being sure to not get the rim wet.

3. Add ginger ale, give it a slite, stir and serve.

⭐ Hint: If you do not have a Stainless Steel co*cktail Shaker then a canning jar with a tight-fitting lid will work also.

✔️Chilling tip

It is best to prechill your co*cktail glass in the freezer for an hour before using it. Starting with a chilled co*cktail glass will keep your drink cool longer. This is a plus, so you do not have to add ice and water down your co*cktail’s flavors.

✔️Tip for party planning

If you are planning a party, you can make a large batch of the spiced simple syrup the day before. After making it, allow to cool and then place in a pitcher with a secure lid and refrigerate. It can be stored for several days in your refrigerator. ** Just change the servings number in the recipe card.

✔️Make it pretty

Make any co*cktail a touch more romantic by sprinkling a few dried rose petals on top of your drink. These rose petals are food-grade, organically grown without GMO, and hand-picked daily before sunrise just as the flower blooms and the rose oil content is high. The petals are then left to dry in the sun before packing for distribution.

🔀 Variations

• To make this co*cktail lower in sugar, usediet cranberry juice,anddiet ginger ale.This will trim off a few calories from the original recipe.
• If you do not like tart cranberry juice, use sweetened cranberry juice.
• Add a few slices of fresh strawberries or fresh red raspberries to your glass.
• Use lemon-lime soda in place of the ginge ale.
• Switch out the vodka for coconut rum to give your drink a sweeter tropical taste.
• If you want ice in your co*cktail, purchase an ice cube tray that makes one large ice cube for your glass. It will melt slower, so your drink does not get water down as quickly.

Ice Ball Trays

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