ROSES ARE RED Berry Cherry Champagne Valentine's Day Cocktails
With just 3 simple ingredients like crushed cocktail cherries, fresh strawberries, and champagne, you’ve got delicious and easy Valentine’s Day cocktails fit for a celebration!
Ingredients
- 2 or 3 pieces Marinated Cherries - from a jar of premium cocktail cherries
- 1 whole Fresh Strawberry - quartered for muddling
- 2 tbsp Cocktail Cherry Syrup - from a jar of premium cocktail cherries
- Sparkling Prosecco Wine or Champagne - for topping off at the end
- Rose Petals - for decoration
- Pink Sanding Sugars - for cocktail rim
Instructions
- Swipe your rocks glass with a wedge of lemon or lime, and dip into pink sanding sugars.
- Take one or two cocktail cherries plus one whole fresh strawberry (quartered) and drop into the bottom of your rocks glass.
- Using a muddler, crush the fruit until colors and juices are released.
- Drop in a scoop or two of fresh ice cubes. Splash in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the syrup juices from the jar of premium cocktail cherries. If you like your spritz sweeter, add more to taste.
- Top off with chilled sparkling wine or chamapgne. Sprinkle in the cocktail glitters, if using, and very gently stir in.
- Garnish with fresh slices of strawberries or sliced cherries and rose petals. Serve chilled.
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