Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an Expert Guide to DIY Cocktails | Diageo India

With the arrival of Valentine's week, celebrate the love in your life with Diageo India's finest liquids. From gratifying concoctions to refined sips, compliment your partner with delectable cocktails curated by Ajay Nayyar, DIAGEO Brand Ambassador. These cocktails are perfect for enhancing the feeling of togetherness with your partner at home or serving them to your friends in your Valentine-themed house party.

Essence of February

Propose to your love with cranberries and vodka in a chilled cocktail glass

Glassware: Martini or Cocktail Glass

Ingredients:

• Ketel One Vodka 60 ml
• Cranberry Juice 60 ml
• Amaretto Syrup or Triple Sec- 10 ml
• Lime juice 10 ml
• Lemon Slice

Method: Take all the ingredients in cocktail shaker and shake it with ice. Pour it in a tall glass. Serve it with a lemon slice on the side.

Garnish: Raspberry and Lemon Slice

Ever “Miss” Baileys

Impress your love with this delicious combination made using Baileys, world’s largest selling liqueur, Ketel One Vodka, and everything nice. Impressed yet?

Glassware: Coupe Glass

Ingredients:

• Bailey’s 50 ml         
• Ketel One Vodka- 25 ml
• Espresso Shot- 25 ml
• Cinnamon dust- to sprinkle 

Method:

Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, pour into a chilled cocktail or coupe glass. Sprinkle/dust some cinnamon powder as a garnish and announce to have the official time for these delicious Baileys serve.

Garnish: Cinnamon Powder

Black & White Courtship

Cucumber meets basil and mingles with ginger and Black & White, makes a perfect drink for raising a toast to your valentine

Glassware: Collins or Highball

Ingredients:

• Black & White Scotch Whisky 45 ml
• Basil Leaves 3-4 Nos
• Cucumber 6-7 Slices 
• Honey Water- 15 ml
• Ginger Juice 15 ml
• Soda Water Top Up

Method: Muddle the cucumber and tear basil leaves gently to add in a tall glass. Add the ginger juice, Black & White Scotch Whisky and top it up with tonic water.

Garnish: Cucumber Slice

Charming Admirer

Romance your loved one on this special day with a beautiful combination of Tanqueray, lime juice and beetroot.

Glassware: Wine glass

Ingredients:

• Tanqueray Gin 45 ml
• Beetroot Water 10 ml 
• Sweet Lime Juice 60 ml
• Lime Juice 10 ml
• Triple Sec 15 ml
• Egg White 1 Nos

Method: Take all the ingredients except beet root juice and do a dry shake in a cocktail shaker. Add in some ice and shake hard. Pour the drink over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Add beetroot water in the end to give nice red color.

Garnish: Rose Petals and Basil

Pink Lips

Immerse in pink while sipping notorious combination of Pomegranate juice with world’s No.1 Vodka

Glassware: Martini or Cocktail Glass

Ingredients:

• Smirnoff Red 45 ml
• Pomegranate Seeds 10 -12 Nos
• Pomegranate Juice 30 ml
• Lime Juice 10 ml

Method:

Start by muddling the pomegranate seeds and gently add the other ingredients. Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour it in a chilled cocktail glass and add some pomegranate seeds on top for garnish.

Garnish: Pomegranate Seeds

Floral Bite

Sit back with your partner and enjoy the distinctive taste of the highly versatile Johnnie Walker Red Label bursting with bold, and spicy flavors served with Bitters and Ginger Ale.

Glassware: Highball

Ingredients:

• Johnnie Walker Red Label 45 ml
• Angostura Bitters 5 Dash
• Ginger Ale Top Up

Method:

Take a cocktail shaker and add all the ingredients in a with ice. Shake well and pour it in a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish: Cinnamon Stick and Orange peel

Bright & Sunny

Express your love with this beautiful concoction of Copper Dog, Green Tea Brew & Ginger Ale. 

Glassware: Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• Copper Dog 60 ml
• Green Tea 60 ml
• Lime Juice 10ml
• Ginger Ale- to top up

Method:

Build all the ingredients in an old-fashioned Glass and stir it well with ice.  Top up with Ginger Ale & Sip!

Garnish: Mint Leaves

Speyside Martini

This Valentine Day shake things up while you create special moments with this beautiful concoction of Singleton of Glendullan, Apricot Jam, Lime Juice.

Glassware: Martini Glass

Ingredients:

• Singleton of Glendullan 50ml         
• 1 teaspoon Apricot Jam
• Lime Juice 15 ml

Method:

Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker or a jam jar, serve in nice stem glass.

Garnish: Lemon Peel (optional)

So called Perfect G&T

A perfect London Dry experience to share with your loved one.

Glassware: Highball or Copa Glass

Ingredients:

• Gordon’s Gin 50ml         
• Fresh Rosemary Stick- 1
• Fresh Orange Wedge-1
• Fresh Orange Slice- 1
• Tonic Water- 100 ml

Method:

Squeeze an orange wedge into a clean balloon glass and then add the rosemary sprig and gin; then swirl well to infuse. Fill the glass with cubed ice and top with tonic water. Gently stir to mix. Garnish with fresh rosemary and orange wedge.

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