Take your Valentine’s Day toast to the next level this year. Whether you prefer a drink with a sweet kick or a non-alcoholic option (Valentine’s Day 2024 falls on a week day, after all) here are five delicious drinks that might as well be love potions.
Dillon’s Love Float Cocktail
The ingredients for this just-for-adults ice cream float from Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers can be purchased in a cocktail kit. All you need to do is pick up a pint of your favourite ice cream.
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Rose and Lychee Martini
This Rose and Lychee martini is a signature cocktail at the Maison ELLE boutique hotel in Paris, France. Garnished with dried rose petals, it’s as fashionable as the hotel bar it’s served in.
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Dirty Beet Martini
Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be sweet and saccharine. For those of you who like savoury drinks, this pickled beet martini is for you.
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Clover Club Cocktail
This recipe from Vancouver’s now-closed Nox Restaurant is a simple gin-vermouth cocktail transformed by frozen berries, which were used to create a unique berry “foam” and dried fruit “leather”.
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Fruity Agave Mocktail
Casa Madera‘s Mexican-style mocktail is an elegant (and suitably elaborate just-for-Valentine’s Day) alcohol-free option featuring Quebec-made “tequila”.
