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Valentine's Day Sips

5 minutesServes 1
Valentine's Day Sips

Ingredients

Blushing Cherry Float

  • 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream ( Van Leeuwen or Graeter’s)
  • 1 oz Maraschino Cherry Juice (Stonewall Kitchen Merry Maraschino), plus Cherries for garnish
  • 6 oz Lemon Lime Soda (Olipop)
  • Vanilla Whipped Cream or cold foam

Flirty Cherry Fizz

  • 1 c ice
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 3 tbsp Grenadine (Fever Tree)
  • 6 oz Ginger Beer (Reed’s or Q)
  • ¼ c Maraschino Cherries, plus more skewered on a cocktail pick for garnish (Luxardo, Filthy Black Cherry, or Amarena Fabbri)
  • Fresh Mint

Directions

Blushing Cherry Float

Place ice cream in a tall glass.

Drizzle maraschino cherry juice over the top of the vanilla ice cream.

Add Lemon Lime soda.

Garnish with whipped cream and a whole maraschino cherry (or three)

Serve with a straw.

Flirty Cherry Fizz

Combine ice, vodka, grenadine, ginger beer and ¼ cup Maraschino Cherries in a high powered blender and blend on high until the consistency is smooth and slushy.

Serve in a wide rimmed glass and garnish with an additional cherries and sprig of mint.

Serve immediately.

Recipe developed by Chef Anna Rossi @annarossiofficial