Valentine's Day 2011 - Cocktails

It’s time for romance and sensual cocktails

It’s the time for romance, and what better way to celebrate than with a cocktail that seduces your senses? The Fontainebleau offers two limited-edition drinks known as the vanilla-tinged Apple of my Eye and the sweet Box of Chocolates, only served on Valentine’s Day week and prepared by on-property spirits guru, Cynthia Harshaw. 

Christine Lees at the Village of Gulfstream Park is also offering a tangy X-Rated Fusion Liqueur sip at their bar known simply as XOXO. Stop by with your sweetie at these spots or enjoy these sips at home.

APPLE OF MY EYE

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
• Add 1.5 ounces of Stolichnaya Vanila               
• Add .75 punces of Boulard Calvados apple brandy     
• Add .25 ounces of Monin Green Apple syrup               
• Add .25 ounces of  Canton Ginger      
• Add .25 ounces of Rock Candy Syrup               
• Squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon        
• Shake to mix     
• Strain mix into cocktail glass       
• Garnish with apple slice 

               

BOX OF CHOCOLATES

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
• Add 1 ounce of Van Gogh Dutch chocolate vodka    
• Add .5 ounces of Van Gogh Vanilla vodka      
• Add .5 ounces of Godiva Milk chocolate         
• Add .5 ounces of Godiva Original Dark chocolate        
• Add .5 ounces of Marie Brizard Dark cacao    
• Cap and shake to mix    
• Strain mix into cocktail glass       
• Garnish with a whole chocolate strawberry

XOXO

• Prepare a cocktail shaker filled with ice
• Add 1.5 ounces of SKYY Infusions Passion Fruit
• Add 1 ounce of X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
• Add 1 ounce of Passion Fruit Puree
• Add a splash of sour
• Strain and serve in a martini glass

F.Y.I.
Cocktails are $16 at Bleau Bar at the Fontainebleau lobby Valentine’s Day week, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140 , (305) 538-2000. The XOXO is around $14 at Christine Lees at Village of Gulfstream Park, 901 S Federal Hwy, Hallandale Beach, FL (954) 457-6255.

Box of Chocolates (left) and Apple of my Eye at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.