Has Cupid’s arrow has found your heart this year? The Archer is the perfect drink for all you lovers out there. This well-balanced Valentine’s Day Cocktail represents the happy couples around the world who balance each other out. This well-balanced Valentine’s Day Cocktail represents the happy couples around the world who balance each other out. There’s an even-Steven give and take expressed in flavors of lemon and strawberry alongside a smooth base of vodka and dry vermouth.
The Archer Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipe
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Vodka
1 egg white
.50 oz dry vermouth
.75 oz lemon
.75 oz strawberry syrup (recipe below)
Coupe for glassware
Strawberry, cut fancy for garnish
For the strawberry syrup:
1 cup strawberries, quartered
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine all ingredients into a cocktail tin, top with ice and shake hard for about 15 seconds.
- Strain off the liquid into one side of the tin. After, discard the ice.
- Reseal the tin well so it doesn’t come apart. Then, shake again for 30-45 seconds.
- Open the tin and strain the drink into a chilled coupe. You should have a heavy foam on the top of the drink from the use of the egg white.
For the strawberry syrup:
- Place strawberries in a heat-proof bowl.
- In a saucepan, combine 1 sugar with water. Heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour hot syrup over the strawberries and let sit for 6 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Then, strain into a clean jar (reserve the strawberries for cocktail garnishes or for using as a delicious topping anywhere you like), cover and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Recipe by Kaitlin Fellers / Story by Kylie Thomas / Photography by Dave Bryce / Styling by Anna Franklin
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