In the mood for love and cocktails Bar-hopping on Valentine&rsquos Day can be a hectic affair. Clubs are crowded and drink orders are slow. If this is not your idea of a perfect Valentine&rsquos, there is another way to enjoy a fiery drink.
This Valentine&rsquos Day, bring out your cocktail kit and serve love with a hint of raspberry and lime.
Lone Wolf X Valentine
30 ml Gin
10 ml spiced apricot syrup
Lemon juice
Egg white
Ice
Lone Wolf Beer
Method In a cocktail shaker without ice, combine 30 ml of gin, 10 ml of spiced apricot syrup, 15 ml of simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and one egg white. Shake vigorously for at least 15 seconds. Add ice and shake again to chill the drink. Double strain it into a 250 ml glass and top it with Lone Wolf Beer.
Skull X
Old Glory / Kingsley New York
8-10 Blueberries
50ml Skull X vodka
25ml Fresh lemon juice
25ml Simple syrup
25-50 ml Pinot Noir
Method Muddle the blueberries at the bottom of the glass and add ice. Shake the Skull X vodka, simple syrup and fresh lemon juice. Strain this mixture into a glass and top it with blueberries.
Rosy Delight by Tkyo Goa
60 ml White rum
15 ml Triple sec
60 ml Orange juice
20 ml Coconut syrup
12.5 ml Lime juice
20 ml Apple Cider Vinegar
One Basil leaf
One Cardamon
Method Start with White rum. Add triple sec, orange juice, coconut syrup, lime juice and apple cider vinegar with a basil leaf and cardamon. Mix it well and add 60 ml of milk to clarify. Use a coffee filter for this mixture. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with a clear ice cube and garnish with a heart-shaped matcha tea tuile.
Rose Strome by Sushil Dhanai, Mixologist, Cafe Delhi Heights
2 Oz Gin
1/2 Oz Raspberry syrup
1/2 Oz Lime juice
Ginger ale
Rosewater
Method Fill the glass with ice. Add gin, syrup, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and fill 3/4 with ice. Shake until chilled, about 12 seconds. Strain into the glass and top with ginger ale. Garnish with a raspberry, an edible rose and a sprig of mint.
Skinny X
Three parts Skinny Witch Brut DOCG Prosecco
One part Skull X vodka
Elderflower syrup to taste
Method Shake the Skull X vodka and the elderflower syrup and strain them into a glass. Top it with Skinny Witch Brut DOCG Prosecco. Garnish with berries.
Sweetheart Sour by Mukesh Patwal, Mixologist, Molecule
45 ml Sky Vodka
15 ml X Rated FusionLiquor
2 Bar spoon chocolate
Method Mix all the ingredients and shake them well. Pour it into a glass and garnish with rose petals.
Tonic by the Beach
60ml Gin/Vodka
60ml Jimmy&rsquos® Sex on the Beach Mixer
90ml Jimmy&rsquos® Tonic Water
Orange Wedge for Garnish
Method Fill a Highball or Collins Glass with ice then add Gin or Vodka. Add Jimmy&rsquos® Sex on the Beach Mixer and Jimmy&rsquos® Tonic Water. Stir well and add orange wedge for garnish
Sweetheart Cocktail by Ratneesh Kumar, Senior Bar Executive, SAGA, Gurugram
Vodka - 60 ml
Fresh Strawberry - 3 pcs
Fresh Cranberry -  5 pcs
Lemon juice - 15 ml
Peach Snap - 15 mlSplash of Tonic
Method Pour all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker then shake well and strain in Coupe Glass and garnish with Red Rose Flower Petals.
Pink lady by Chef Vaibhav Bhargava, Partner, CHO- Vietnamese Kitchen & Bar, New Delhi
Bacardi- 60ml
Pineapple juice- 90 ml
Sugar syrup- 20ml
Lime juice- 15ml
2 drops of grenadine syrup.
Glass - Coupe
Method - Shaken
Garnish - Pineapple leave, Cherry and Edible flower.
Method Pour all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker then shake well and strain in Coupe Glass and garnish with Cherry, pineapple leaves and edible Flower.