The day of romance is upon us. What better way to spoil that special someone than by whipping up a special pink drink? There is nothing wrong with a good bottle of wine, Market Liquors stocks a fantastic array of local and imported wines, but why not go the extra mile this Valentine’s Day and mix your own. Try one of our 6 pink drink recommendations, you won’t regret it.
1. The Love Potion Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup of blackberries, plus extra to garnish
- 1/3 cup of water
- 1/3 cup of white sugar
- 1 bottle of J.C Le Roux La Fleurette Sparkling Wine
- 4 spring of thyme to garnish
Serve 2
A teeny bit of work produces this gorgeous cocktail. Bring your blackberries, water, and sugar to a boil. Once boiling turn down the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the mixture and allow to cool. To serve add 2 tablespoons of the syrup to the bottom of a champagne flute. Top up with your sparkling wine. Add some berries and the thyme to the flute. Cheers.
2.Pink Sangria
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of white wine
- 1/2 cup of cruz Rasberry / Cranberry Vodka
- 2 cups of soda water / sparkling water
- Fresh strawberries to garnish
Serve 2
Fun, light and easy to prepare. Mix all the ingredients together. Chill for an hour before serving. Serve in glasses filled with ice. Garnish with strawberries or any other red berry.
3.The Frosty Kiss
Ingredients
- 50ml Strawberry Lips
- 50ml vodka (any brand, but because it is Valentine’s Day, why not try something pink? See #2)
- 100ml strawberry juice
- ½ cup of crushed ice
Serves 1
Don’t let this name mislead you, this kiss is anything but cold. Add all your ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake it. Pour into a chilled margarita glass. Sip and enjoy.
4.Pink Ciders
Market Liquors’ variety of ciders won’t leave you disappointed. Try any one of these pink ciders Barcardi Breezer Watermelon, Brutal Fruit Strawberry Rouge or Strongbow Red Berry. Spruce them up a bit by serving them in an ice filled glass with a beautiful garnish. Not sure on how to garnish? Have a squiz at our article 5 Easy Cocktail Garnishes (https://marketliquors.co.za/5-easy-cocktail-garnishes/) for some tips.
5.The Pink Señorita
Ingredients
- ½ cup of Olmeca Blanco Tequila
- ½ cup of pink grapefruit juice
- 2 tablespoons of simple syrup (see #1 if you don’t have syrup for cocktails)
- A dash of cranberry juice
- Fresh mint to garnish
Serves 2
For this drink to be perfect you will need the syrup, or it might be a tad too bitter. Add the tequila, grapefruit juice and syrup to a cocktail shaker and work those muscles. Pour into chilled iced-filled whiskey glasses. Add a dash of cranberry juice to each glass and garnish with the fresh mint. Perfect.
6.Pink Gin Spritz
Ingredients
- 50mls Belgravia Pink Gin / Beefeater Pink Gin
- 150ml lemonade
- 25ml sparkling wine
- Fresh strawberries to garnish
Serves 1
Fill a large wine glass with ice and mix in your gin and lemonade. Slowly pour in your sparkling wine and garnish with the strawberries. Simple and elegant. Enjoy.
