Channel your inner Beyoncé and get drunk in love this Valentine’s Day. Dry and sour or fruity and sweet, shake up your drink of choice for the ultimate treat to your lover.
As an added bonus, each recipe contains an edible garnish for the perfect late night snack. We can’t guarantee they won’t be back for round two though…
Capital Grill Sour
Ingredients
- 45ml Rock Melon Infused Jim Beam Rye
- 30ml Lemon
- 30ml Honey Muscovado Sugar
- 30ml Egg Whites
- 5 dashes of Peach bitters
- Rock Melon Slice with nutmeg
Method
1. Mix together all ingredients until thoroughly combined
2. Pour into glass and garnish with rockmelon slice and dusting of nutmeg
Perfect Bubbles
Ingredients
- 20ml Beefeater Gin
- 20ml Dolin Chamberyzette Strawberry Apertif
- 20ml Nectarine Shrub
- Sparkling Wine
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Method
1. Combine all ingredients and shake well to form cocktail.
2. Serve in glass of choice and garnish with chocolate coated strawberry.
Images and Recipes: QT Canberra Hotel
Passionfruit Caipirinha
Ingredients
- 1/2 fresh lime cut into wedges
- 2 tsp of organic fine raw sugar
- 90ml passionfruit pulp with seeds
- 45ml Cachaça
- Mint stalk and thin slice of lime for garnish
- Lightly sparkling mineral water (optional)
Method
1. Add lime wedges and sugar to a short glass and muddle by pounding and pressing with a wooden spoon until sugar is dissolved.
2. Fill glass with ice and add passionfruit pulp, Cachaça and a splash of mineral water. Garnish with mint and lime dipped in sugar.
Image and Recipe: Passionfruit Australia
