These Valentine's Day Cocktails Will Impress Your Date

Forget the chalky conversation hearts and cliché teddy bears. This Valentine’s day, ditch the lame gifts and drugstore chocolates, and level up your love life with epic cocktails that are anything but basic. Tired of the same old sugary sips? We've got you covered with bold, boozy Valentine's Day cocktail concoctions that'll impress your significant other, crush, Galentine, squad, or even just yourself.

Whether you're planning a romantic night in and need a cocktail to pair with dinner, a rom-com marathon get-together with the girlies, or a solo self-love celebration, we've got the perfect libation to match your vibe. It doesn’t matter if you’re a fan of tequila, vodka, gin, or even wine; this list has the perfect liquor for a lit Valentine’s Day. So grab your glasses, gather your besties (or your cat, no judgment), and get ready to shake up your V-Day.

Elderflower Rose 75

• Prep Time:1 min
• Cook Time:5 mins
• Total Time:6 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 oz Elderflower Rose Gin like Empress 1908
• 1/2 oz Ffresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Sparkling wine

• Step 1

  Combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake on ice, fine strain into a chilled flute, and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Pink Paloma

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz tequila like 1800 Cristalino
• 1 tsp agave nectar
• 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
• 4 oz grapefruit or citrus tonic
• Grapefruit wheel to garnish

• Step 1

  Muddle watermelon cubes in a shaker. Add all remaining ingredients, including fresh mint leaves. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a coupe glass.

Classic Cosmo

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz. vodka
• 5 oz Cointreau or triple sec
• 5 oz lime juice
• 1 oz. cranberry juice
• Orange or lime slice

• Step 1

  The classic cosmo is the perfect shade of pink for V-Day. Add ice to a cocktail shaker, and pour in your vodka, Triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice. Mix, strain, and garnish with a lime.

Starcrossed

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 oz gin choice like Aviation!
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 3/4 oz raspberry syrup
• 3/4 oz rose tonic syrup
• 3/4 oz Campari

• Step 1

  Combine gin, lemon juice, Campari, and syrups in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberries, if desired.

Old Fashioned Sweetheart

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 oz whisky like Starward's Single Malt
• 2 1/2 oz maple syrup
• 2 dashes chocolate bitters
• Luxardo Cherry

• Step 1

  Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Pour over fresh ice into a large rocks glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Watermelon Mint Margarita

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 oz tequila choice like Herrudura Silver
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz agave nectar
• Muddles watermelon cubes
• Fresh mint

• Step 1

  Muddle watermelon cubes in a shaker. Add all remaining ingredients, including fresh mint leaves. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a coupe glass.