Sweet or Sour: Cocktail Recipes to Express How You Really Feel About V-Day

Whether you choose a romantic night in or a night out for a singles celebration with your best friends, these Sauza® 901® Tequila cocktails will help set the mood and get the night started.  

Here are two sweet recipes for a night in with your S.O., and a bitter recipe for the perfect anti-Valentine’s Day night out with friends. Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!

All recipes were created by Sauza® 901® mixologist, Eddy Buckingham.

Rosa Tequila Spritz

·         2 parts Sauza® 901® Tequila

·         2 parts pomegranate juice

·         1 part lemon juice

·         1 part simple syrup

·         Splash Aperol® Aperitif

·         Splash club soda

Preparation: Combine all ingredients excluding Aperol® Aperitif and club soda in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain over ice into a tall glass. Top with club soda and a splash of Aperol® Aperitif.

Sweet Señorita

·         2 parts Sauza® 901® Tequila

·         1 part lemon juice

·         ½ part agave syrup

·         5 raspberries 

·         5 basil leaves

·         Splash club soda

·         Balsamic vinegar

Preparation: Muddle raspberries and basil in mixing glass. Add Sauza® 901® Tequila, agave syrup and lemon juice. Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into ice filled highball glass. Top with club soda and a drop or two of balsamic vinegar. Garnish with basil sprig.

Bittersweet

·         2 parts Sauza® 901® Tequila 

·         1 part vanilla liqueur

·         ½  part agave syrup

·         Stout beer

Preparation: Shake Sauza ®901® Tequila, vanilla liqueur and agave syrup over ice in cocktail glass. Strain into chilled highball glass and top with stout beer.