Elevate Your Valentine’s Day with These Cocktails: Ron Barcelo & Strega Liqueur

Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and what better way to put the finishing touch on your romantic plans than with some unique and tasty cocktails? Whether you’re hosting an intimate dinner with your sweetheart, a party with friends, or celebrating by yourself, you can’t go wrong with these delectable drinks from Ron Barcelo and Strega Liqueur that will take take an ordinary night into the extraordinary:

Ron Barcelo
The Heart Beet
2 oz Barcelo Imperial Rum
4-5 oz ginger beer
1 oz fresh beet juice
Fresh lemon leaves for garnish
Pomegranate seeds for garnish
Mint for garnish
Directions:
In a shaker add rum, beet juice, and ice. Shake & strain into glass. Top off with ginger beer. 
Garnish with a lemon slice, pomegranate seeds, and mint optional

Papaya Pa Ya 
2 oz Ron Barceló Gran Añejo
1 slice of muddled papaya
1 oz lemon juice
.75 oz all spice infusion sugar (simple syrup cooked with all spice blend)
Mint and papaya for garnish 
Directions:
Muddle papaya fruit with lime juice. Add Barceló Añejo Rum and All-Spice infusion sugar and shake well. Strain over crushed ice.
Garnish with a slice of papaya and mint leaves optional
Spice up the holiday evening and nab your Ron Barcelo at http://ronbarcelousa.com/home/

Strega Liqueur
The Strega Golden Daiquiri
1 oz Strega Liqueur
1 oz  Barcelo Rum Gran Platinum
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.50 oz Simple Syrup
Directions:
Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake and strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with lime twist optional.


The Stazione Strega (Cocktail for Him)
1 oz Strega Liqueur
1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Red Vermouth
Directions:
Stir and strain into a coupe glass

Make your Valentine’s Day a night to remember and visit https://www.strega.it/en/liquore-strega/.

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Telina Cuppari Senior Staff Writer at Beauty News NYC
Telina Cuppari

Senior Staff Writer

Telina Cuppari is a world explorer who loves people and pizza. Originally from California, Telina speaks three languages and has worked in seven countries and traveled extensively in more than 30 nations. She now resides in New Jersey where she holds two Guinness World Records for the Largest Collection of Pizza-Related Items. Her husband was kind enough to let her turn their garage into a pizza museum. Telina received her master’s in Edinburgh, Scotland and after spent three more years in the capital writing for one of the country’s largest newspapers about her failed relationships and dating foreign men. She loves anything beauty related, cooking strange food that’s super healthy, and meeting new people. Telina is the founder of Pizza Kindness, an independent, nonprofit dedicated to spreading kindness throughout the tristate area with pizza-related events and campaigns that support college scholarships and other charitable organizations.