February 14 is just around the corner, so now is the time to raise a glass to Cupid’s favorite time with a festive, fun and flirty Valentine’s Day-approved cocktail. Because no matter your feelings towards Valentine’s Day, why not celebrate every type of love, both romantic and platonic?

Whether you’re staying in on Valentine’s Day, want a pre-dinner beverage, or you're just in the mood to whip up enticing red or pink cocktails at any time of the year, consider trying one of these delicious concoctions. Not only are these drinks easy to make at home, but they're a delightful option for everything from a romantic candlelit Valentine’s Day dinner to a cozy brunch or even a Galentine’s Day soirée. From bubbly beverages and classic cocktails to fruity concoctions and perfectly pink tipples, these are the Valentine’s Day drink recipes to test out this season.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
.25 oz Maraschino
.25 oz creme de violette
.75 oz lemon juice
.25 oz simple syrup
Cherry, for garnish

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin and shake vigorously. Strain into a fresh coupe glass and garnish with a cherry.

Ingredients:
2 oz Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz Lillet Rosé
.5 oz raspberry syrup
Egg white
Fresh raspberries, for garnish

Directions:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker without ice and shake to emulsify egg white. Add ice to the tin and shake again. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with raspberries.

Ingredients: 
2 oz Bacardi Reserva Ocho rum 
2 1/2 oz Martini & Rossi Prosecco 
4 mint leaves 
1 oz simple syrup 
1 oz lime juice 
2 dashes bitters

Directions:
Combine all ingredients, except prosecco, in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a fresh cocktail glass and top with prosecco. Garnish with a mint leaf.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Aberfeldy 12 Single Malt Scotch whisky
.75 oz local honey
Chilled chamomile tea
Lemon twist, for garnish

Directions:
Add whiskey and honey to a highball glass and stir together. Add cubed ice. Top with chilled chamomile tea and stir again. Add a lemon twist for garnish.

Ingredients:
1 sprig tarragon
1/4 cup Staple Gin
2 tbsp fresh blood orange juice
2 tbsp Aperol
1 tbsp simple syrup
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
4 tbsp pink champagne
1 orange peel twist, for garnish

Directions:
Muddle tarragon at the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add all ingredients, except for the champagne, and fill with ice. Shake well. Double strain into a champagne coupe or champagne flute. Top with champagne and blood orange peel.

Ingredients:
2 oz Hampton Water Rosé
1 oz vanilla vodka 
.5 oz Chambord 
2 oz pineapple juice 
Dash of grenadine 
Top with Poppi Raspberry Rose

Directions:
Fill a shaker........

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