Let’s face it. Every February, those of us who aren’t part of a happy couple are subjected to pink and red and hearts all over everywhere we turn. If this year, you’re planning on ordering in and hating Cupid, celebrate your single-ness in style with your best single friends and test out some of these great Anti-Valentine’s cocktails, courtesy of VOGA Sparkling wine. Hating Valentine’s Day never tasted so good…
Cupid’s Miss
½ oz. Chambord
½ oz. Gran Marnier
Combine ingredients in a champagne flute, garnish with blackberries and an orange peel
Bitter and Bubbly
2 drops peach bitters
1 sugar cube
1 oz. Pama pomegranate liqueur
5 oz. VOGA Sparkling
Rim a champagne glass with cinnamon sugar. Add bitters directly to the sugar cube and drop the cube into the champagne flute. Pour the pomegranate liqueur and Grand Marnier on top of it. Fill the rest of the glass with sparkling wine.
On the Rocks
0.25 oz Whiskey
0.5 TSP Sugar
Dash of Bitters
Mix whiskey, bitters and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Fill up the remainder of glass with VOGA sparkling wine (www.VogaItalia.com). Garnish with a cherry.