Velvet not only appears in fashion but in colorful and tasty drinks as well!.. Here are 3 delectable cocktails that will make you want for more…but you won’t (drink in moderation please)

Blue Velvet Martini

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz vodka
1/4 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1 dash lime juice

Stir ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of lemon.

 

Red Velvet Cake Martini

Ingredients:

For the Rim Garnish
4 tablespoons organic granulated cane sugar (or granulated sugar)
1 teaspoon premium unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Pernigotti®
½ ounce Godiva® White Chocolate Liqueur (or RumChata®)

For the Red Velvet Cake Martini
Ice for cocktail shaker
1½ ounces Faretti Biscotti Famosi Liqueur di Italia (or Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur)
1 ounces Marie Brizard® White Cacao Liqueur (Crème de Cacao)
1 ounce SKYY® Vodka
1 ounce Grand Marnier® Natural Cherry Liqueur
1½ teaspoons grenadine syrup, such as Rose’s®, optional

Special Equipment
Cocktail shaker with strainer
Chilled martini glass
Rimmed shallow plates for rim garnish
Directions
Prepare the Rim Garnish: In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and cocoa powder. Place sugar and cocoa mixture into a rimmed shallow plate. Pour Godiva® White Chocolate Liqueur into a rimmed shallow plate. Dip rim of martini glass into the plate with the liqueur, then immediately dip into the plate with the sugar and cocoa mixture.
Prepare the Cocktail: Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add remaining cocktail ingredients and shake vigorously, about 20 seconds. Strain into prepared martini glass and serve.

 

Red Velvet Champagne 

Ingredients:

4 Ounces strawberry puree
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 Teaspoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 Teaspoon sugar
3 Ounces Champagne
1 strawberry, halved
Directions
Using the Rabbit Electric Cocktail Mixer, mix strawberry puree with vanilla, lemon juice, and sugar. Fill half of a champagne flute with the mixture. Open a bottle of your favorite champagne with the Rabbit Velvet Champagne Pliers.
Top the mixture with champagne and stir gently. Add a strawberry to the rim of the flute for garnish. Don’t forget to seal the remaining champagne with the Rabbit Velvet Champagne Sealer!

AS ALWAYS PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY

FYI: The Cocktails are from the following:

1.www.dirtydrinks.com 

2.www.wickedgoodkitchen.com

3.www.thedailymeal.com

C. Gibbs