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Top 5 Valentines Day Cocktails
5 British Cassis Valentines Day Cocktails you need to try.
From it’s roots in the heartland of Herefordshire, British Cassis’s rich and decadent blackcurrant flavour has been honed and developed over hundreds of years.
Today British Cassis is the perfect mixer for an impressive Valentines Day cocktail.
Here are 5 British Cassis cocktails that you need to try this Valentines Day.
5. Backcurrant Mojito
A Fruity Twist
- 50ml White rum
- 25ml British Cassis
- 25ml Lime Juice
- 1tsp Soft Brown Sugar
- Sprig of Mint
- Soda Water
Shake the rum, cassis, sugar, lime juice and mint together with some ice cubes then pour into a tumbler of crushed ice. Top with soda water, pop in a wedge of lime and add a sprig of mint. Delicious.
4. The Crumble
Pudding in a Cocktail
- 50ml Gin
- 25ml British Cassis
- 100ml Cloudy Apple Juice
- Sliced, Fresh Ginger
Mix together the gin, cassis, apple juice and a slice of fresh ginger in a cocktail shaker of crushed ice. Pour into a tall glass decorated with another ginger slice. Sip and savour.
3. Cuban Currant
An Exotic Fling
- 50ml Cuban Rum
- 25ml British Cassis
- 15ml Lime Juice
- 15ml Passionfruit Liqueur
Decant the rum, cassis, lime juice and passionfruit liqueur into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake it up. Strain the liquid into a chilled champagne coupe decorate with blackcurrants.
2. Nude
On the rocks
- British Cassis
- Ice
- Lemonade or Soda (optional)
Drop two cubes of ice into a frosted liqueur glass and immerse them in a liberal measure of British Cassis. A sophisticated aperitif. Add lemonade or soda for a longer alternative.
1. British Royale
An Anglo-French Romance
- British Cassis
- Champagne or Prosecco
- Blackcurrants
What cassis cocktail list would be complete without the classic Kir Royale, made elegantly British with British Cassis. This simple and elegant drink is a celebration of champagne and fruity and tart cassis. Served in a champagne flute the Kir Royale is lively on the palette and refined on the eye. You can even buy a British Cassis Kir Royale Valentines gift pack to make the experience even easier. This is one you can have fun making together in the kitchen.
