7 Cocktails for Valentine’s Day 2026
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day weekend? Here’s a few drink ideas to get people in the mood, and for more here are our V-Day recipes from 2025.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini
Ingredients
1 oz. Strawberry-infused Sonrisa Platino rum2 oz. Baileys chocolate liqueur½ oz. Half and halfChocolate-covered strawberry garnish
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice.
Shake well until chilled.
Strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Garnish with a chocolate-covered strawberry.
Notes
The mixologists at Sonrisa created this recipe.
Rosy Ritual
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. High Rise Citrus THC infusion1 oz. Cranberry juice1 oz. Lime juice½ oz. Orange juice½ oz. Simple syrup
Instructions
Add ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake well until chilled.
Fine strain into a chilled coupe or Martini glass.
Garnish with lime wheel.
Notes
The mixologists at High Rise Beverage Co. created this recipe.
Love Potion No. 97
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Tito’s Vodka1 oz. Strawberry puree½ oz. Fresh lime juice½ oz. Simple syrupSplash of cranberry juice
Instructions
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Strain over fresh rocks.
Garnish with Pop Rocks, fresh strawberry and mint.
Notes
The mixologists at Baker’s Cay Resort in Key Largo, FL, created this recipe.
Soft Launch
Ingredients
¾ oz. Lemon juice¼ oz. Vanilla Demerara syrup¼ oz. Raspberry puree½ oz. Chambord1 oz. Pineapple juice2 oz. Vodka
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Double strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a skewered mint leaf and cherry.
Notes
Lena Maio, head bartender at Beatbox in New York, created this recipe.
Love is in the Air
Ingredients
8 Raspberries8 Mint leaves1 Lime, juiced2 oz. Blended bourbon2 oz. Raspberry liqueur2 oz. Simple syrup4 droppers about ½ tsp. Bluegrass Bitters 5-Spice Orange bitters
Instructions
Muddle raspberries and mint leaves in a shaker or glass.
Add bourbon, raspberry liqueur, simple syrup, bitters and lime juice.
Fill shaker with ice and shake for about 30 seconds.
Double strain into two chilled coupe glasses.
Garnish with mint leaves and raspberries.
Notes
Makes two drinks. Shawn Herbig, CEO/founder of Bluegrass Bitters, created this recipe.
Love Potion
Ingredients
1 oz. Gin¾ oz. Lemon juice¼ oz. Vanilla syrup¾ oz. Hibiscus syrup3 oz. Sparkling wine
Instructions
Combine all ingredients except sparkling wine.
Add ice and shake until chilled.
Strain into a Champagne flute.
Top with sparkling wine.
Garnish with a rose petal.
Notes
The mixologists at Mezzanine at The Dominick hotel in New York created this recipe.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cocktail
Ingredients
3 Strawberries sliced½ oz. Simple syrup1 oz. Don Julio Blanco tequila2 oz. Baileys Chocolate liqueur
Instructions
In a shaker with ice, add all ingredients.
Shake vigorously until chilled.
Fine strain into a chilled Martini glass
Garnish with a skewered heart-shaped strawberry
Notes
The mixologists at Kona Grill created this recipe.
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