Pretty in pink, this Cupid’s Pink Arrow is the perfect cocktail for your Valentine! Light and refreshing with freshly squeezed lemon juice, raspberries, blood orange liquor and vodka, this libation is a great way to toast the day dedicated to romance!
Ahhh, Valentine’s Day. A day that originally began as a celebration of one or more saints (depending which religion, story or legend you refer to) and is now associated with romance and love. Thanks to marketing geniuses, business tycoons and conglomerates it is a day synonymous with chocolates and flowers.
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Are you one of those mushy people who, figuratively, wakes up with that emoji expression where you have little red hearts for eyes? Do you spring out of bed and skip to the kitchen? To where your husband always has flowers and a little turquoise box awaiting your arrival, simply because he knows how much you adore this holiday? Or do you wake up to your alarm, which seems more annoyingly loud than normal, and just hope the day will be over with already?
I feel like this holiday is a touchy one, and most people fall into one of three categories:
A. You are apathetic. To you this is no different than any of the other 365 days a year.
B. You absolutely love this holiday (pun intended). You probably even go so far as to decorate your house with doily red and pink hearts.
C. You want this holiday to be erased from the calendar. Permanently. You most definitely have a story or two about why this holiday should die.
I’m an A type. I am a romantic at heart, but I could (kind of) care less about Valentine’s Day. However, if your husband is leaving you boxes of Tiffany’s jewelry to celebrate this day, feel free to tell him to call my husband! 🙂 Don’t get me wrong, Boy, being the wonderful and predictable husband that he is, will bring me home my favorite flowers (long stem sunflowers) and we might even go out to dinner, but only if I don’t feel like cooking. Other than that, it’s same-same type business in this household.
While the food blog-esphere has you completely covered with chocolates and sweet treats to bake up for your Hunny, I thought I would share this with you instead. Cupid’s Pink Arrow {A Valentine’s Day Cocktail}. I figured you can either use this libation to toast to your love, or you can cheers to being single and ready to mingle. Otherwise, if you are a C type, you can simply use this drink to wash away your woes.
So what does Cupid’s Pink Arrow taste like exactly? This cocktail is light and refreshing from the sprite and the freshly squeezed lemon juice, and slightly sweet from the muddled raspberries and Splenda. Those lovely flavors, shaken together with a good brand of vodka and a few splashes of blood orange liquor, make for a drink that is well rounded and very easy to guzzle… so drinker beware, these go down smooth! Plus, the drink is pink and pretty, making it a no brainer for a day dedicated to romance.
So, regardless of your feelings towards this Valentine’s day, whether you want to celebrate it or shun it, do it with class and pour yourself a glass (or two) of Cupids Pink Arrow. Cheers! To a Valentine’s Day to remember or forget, your call.
-xoxo-
Cheyanne
Cupid's Pink Arrow
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces Gray Goose Vodka (or vodka of choice)
- .75 ounces Blood Orange Liqueur
- 1.5 ounces Orange Juice
- Splash Lemon Juice
- 5 Raspberries
- ½ packet Splenda , or more to taste (can substitute 1 tsp granulated sugar)
- ½ can Sprite (6 oz.)
- Ice
- Garnish:
- Slices Lemon
- Raspberries
Instructions
- Muddle raspberries in a shaker*.
- Add vodka, liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice and Splenda. Shake until well incorporated.
- Fill a cocktail glass with ice cubes. Pour shaken liquor mixture over ice. Add sprite and stir to mix.
- Garnish with slices of lemons and raspberries. Serve.
Notes
*For a smoother drink, use a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds from the muddled raspberries before shaking with liquor.
*For a Carafe:
4.5 oz. Vodka
2.25 oz. Blood Orange Liqueur
4.5 oz. Orange Juice
1 TBS Lemon Juice
15 Raspberries
1 ½ packets of Splenda, or more to taste
1 ½ cans of Sprite
Ice
Thanks for posting. I have an unopened bottle of Solerno just waiting for recipe like this!
Gayle, Thank you for stopping by and commenting! I feel honored you are going to use your unopened bottle of Solerno on this libation. Hope you enjoy Cupid’s Pink Arrow as much as I do! Cheers and happy (early) Valentine’s Day!
I’m a single lady, so Valentine’s Day isn’t all that exciting for me. So I’ll drink two glasses of this cocktail all by myself! Looks beautiful!
Liz, no need to put a ring on it to enjoy this drink on Valentine’s Day… or any day of the week for that matter 😉 I’ll be sure to toast to you being single and fabulous while I am sipping this libation over the weekend. Cheers, Liz! (P.S… who needs a man when you have a blog as fabulous as yours??)
I’m a GG vodka girl so totally making this and drinking this all weekend…until I start to see little Tiffany boxes all over the house. Actually, I told my Hubby just last night “Hey, you know we have to be all romantic on Saturday, right?”. Haha! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Karrie, yet another thing we have in common. I’m a GG vodka girl as well, trust when I say of course this drink was made with my favorite goose! 🙂 Your husband and mine should chat, too bad you don’t live near me anymore… we could have sent them to Tiffany’s together! lol. Happy Valentines Day, my sweetness!
This is just screaming my name. Hear it ” Mary Mary”. I am involved with what has to be the world’s biggest romantic. 24-7. 365 days a year. He is making me your Peach champagne Scallops and this drink is a must All my love to you and my son-in-law. Da Mama.
Mom, Yes M.O.D wins the award for most romantic sap of the decade. You are lucky to have someone who loves you so much. I’m sure he has a lot more than just this drink and the scallops up his sleeve for V-Day. Love you tons! xoxo