Cooking Lesson #994: Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Arrow Cocktail

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? Love is in the air… are you feelin’ it? Maybe Cupid can help.
 
Who is Cupid? Cupid is the Roman god of love, desire and attraction. He is the son of Venus, and his father is thought to be either Vulcan or Mars. In the Greek pantheon, he is known as Eros, the god of love and lust. Originally depicted as a winged youth, through the centuries he has evolved to be the chubby little cherub found on so many Valentine’s Day cards.
 
The Cupid’s Arrow Cocktail is composed of vodka, blood orange liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice, Sprite soda and a little sugar.
 
Joan and I usually don’t go out for Valentine’s dinner—that’s for amateurs, but we will celebrate by enjoying a refreshing Cupid’s Arrow.
 
Whether you are dating, married or single, this cocktail is still an excellent choice to add a bit of romance to your Valentine’s Day so give it a whirl—or better yet a shake—using my recipe below.
Cheers, cheers and kissy face, too!
 
Prep time:  7 minutes
Yield:  1 cocktail

Ingredients 
1-1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
3/4 ounce blood orange liqueur
1-1/2 ounces orange juice
1 splash lemon juice
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pink or red colored sugar crystals
5 chopped strawberries
1/2 can Sprite soda
1 sprinkle chocolate shavings for garnish
 
Directions

1. Combine vodka, liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice and sugar in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake it like you mean it!
3. Wet and dip a glass rim in pink or red sugar crystals.
4. Fill glass with ice cubes.
5. Pour shaken mixture over ice.
6. Add the strawberries and sprite; stir to mix.
7. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings.

ChefSecret:  Don’t want the sugar?... substitute with 1/2 packet of Splenda.

Quip of the Day:  Cupid’s new dating app is struggling. Why? Turns out, love at first swipe is a tough sell.
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