This simple Love Potion Cocktail is easy to make and so pretty to look at, too. Imagine seeing two of these cocktails on a table next to a bouquet of roses, how romantic!
Valentine’s day is a special day to show your love of another person in your life in a special way. One way to do this is with fancy cocktail recipes.
Pink is such a romantic color. It’s one of the colors of Valentine’s Day, and a popular color of roses. This cocktail is perfect for a night of Valentine’s Day cuddling or a night of celebrating with friend’s on Galentine’s Day.
Today we’ll be snuggling up with our loved one and enjoying this special pink valentine’s day drink – a love potion cocktail.
Valentine’s day is a common day to pop the question of marriage but did you know that there is actually a National Proposal Day? This day occurs on the first day of spring and fall.
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The drink is made from a combination of vodka, peach schnapps and pink grapefruit juice for a yummy flavor and pretty color.
Pink Grapefruit juice is naturally pink in color and gives the drink its distinctive hue.
Peach Schnapps adds a lovely bit of extra fruit flavor to the vodka based drink.
To make the drink, just add ice to a cocktail shaker and pour in all your drink ingredients.
Give everything a good shake and strain into a martini glass. If you want a brighter pink color, just add a drop of red food coloring and swirl.
Ideas for garnishing the love potion cocktail
Finishing the look of this valentine cocktail is super easy. Just place a candy heart into a striped pink straw to garnish the cocktail.
Other ideas for garnishing the drink are these:
- Grapefruit peel slices shaped into hearts.
- Watermelon pieces cut into heart shapes with mini cookie cutters and stuck into the end of the striped spoon.
- Large strawberries sliced and cut into heart shapes.
This pretty cocktail recipe is simple to make and so pretty and romantic, too. It is the perfect drink to enjoy over a special meal with someone special.
More Valentine’s Day fancy cocktails
Looking for some more inspiration for romantic drinks to share with your loved one? Try one of these on for size.
- Lascivious Love Cocktail – A wonderfully delicious brunch cocktail perfect for Valentine’s Day
- Lush Red Berry Bellini – This delicious drink has a deep red color and lots of fizz for entertaining fun.
- Cupid’s Kiss Cocktail – My heart is all a flutter for this romantic cocktail.
- Valentine’s Day Cherry Screwdriver Cocktail – Strawberry syrup and cherry lime soda do the trick for this drink.
- Valentine Kiss Cocktail – Just three ingredients gets you a wonderfully romantic drink.
- 6 Fabulous Red Cocktails – Red is the color this month. Use it for some romantic cocktails.
Another day to share this love potion cocktail recipe with your special person is on National Spouses Day – January 26.
If you enjoy making and drinking cocktails, be sure to check out National Cocktail Day and National Mimosa Day for some fun facts and recipe inspiration.
And if you enjoy both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, check out National Beverage Day for some recipes and fun ways to celebrate.
What is your favorite way to celebrate Valentine’s day? Do you have a special drink that you like to share with a loved one?
For other fun holiday drinks, check out this Midnight Kiss Cocktail for Easter, or green mimosas and Irish coffee for St. Patrick’s Day.
Pin this love potion cocktail for later
Would you like a reminder of this romantic Valentine’s Day cocktail? Pin this image to your Valentine’s Day board on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.
Admin note: This post first appeared on the blog in March of 2017. I have updated the post to add new cocktails, more photos, a printable recipe card, and a video for you to enjoy.
Love Potion Cocktail
This simple Love Potion Cocktail is easy to make and so pretty to look at, too. It's the perfect choice to share with a loved one for Valentine's Day.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces Vodka
- ½ ounce Peach Schnapps
- 3 ounces Pink Grapefruit juice
- 1 Candy heart
- Ice cubes
- Drop of red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Partially fill a a martini shaker with ice. Pour in the Vodka, Peach Schnapps, and Grapefruit Juice.
- Shake well and strain into martini glass.
- Garnish with a pink striped straw that has a candy heart on a tooth pick inserted into the end.
- To get a richer pink color, you can add a drop of red food coloring to the drink, but this is optional.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1 drinkAmount Per Serving: Calories: 182Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 0g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.