On Tuesday, February 13, from 5:40 a.m. until 8:40 a.m. RMFR had the chance to highlight Valentine’s Day cocktails by Colorado Springs’ bartenders with Montana Horsfall, president/wine and spirits specialist of Craft Cocktail Inc. During “Live & Local” on FOX21 News with Lauren McDonald, we utilize Colorado spirits and focus on area businesses to create the segment: “Pour up the Passion: Valentine’s Day cocktail recipes.”
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The Red Velvet by Winn Kirkpatrick
•2 oz 360 Madagascar Vanilla Vodka
•1/2 oz sweet and sour mix
•1 oz pineapple juice
• 1/4 oz Grenadine
•1 oz Sprite
Shake and strain the first four ingredients, then top with Sprite.
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Killing me Softly by Sean Fitzgerald
•1.5 oz Lee Spirits Co. strawberry ginger gin
•.75 oz fresh lemon juice
•.75 oz Aperol
•.25 oz (2-1) simple syrup
•Sparkling wine
Shake and strain the first four ingredients into a champagne flute and then top with bubbles. Garnish with a strawberry slice.
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291 Chocolate Cherry Old Fashioned by Philip Rawleigh
•2 oz Colorado rye whiskey
•.5 oz raw simple syrup
•2 dashes of Aztec chocolate bitters
•3 dashes of cherry bitters
Build in rocks glass over ice and simply stir. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.
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Amelia (Earhart) by Carlos David Garcia
•1.5 oz Lee Spirits Co. strawberry ginger gin
•.75 oz lemon juice
•.5 oz simple syrup
•.25 oz creme de rose
•.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
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Hearts Desire by Alejandro Sanchez
•.5 oz Axe & the Oak bourbon
•.25 oz house honey syrup
•.25 oz cherry bourbon
•.25 oz cinnamon syrup
•1.5 oz house creme de cocao
•4 dashes of Angostura bitters
Spritz chilled coupe glass with saline solution and rim the edge with an orange peel. Stir and strain ingredients.
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Passionately Yours by Katie Toth
•.5 oz Spring 44 vodka
•.5 oz Spring 44 gin
•.25 oz Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur
•.25 oz Campari
•.5 oz Fortify
•.5 oz rose simple syrup
•1 oz Lillet
•4 dashes of rose water bitters
•2 dashes of orange flower bitters
Shake and strain into a coupe glass.
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