This Valentine’s Day, toast to love, amour and liefde (that’s Dutch) with one of Holland America Line’s specialty cocktails that will be served on board for this romantic holiday. Our Master Mixologist Dale DeGroff even created a drink just for our guests! We’re sharing the recipes so you can make them at home with your Valentine!
PINK ROSE INGREDIENTS:
A DALE DEGROFF ORIGINAL
1 oz White Rum
.5 oz Pierre Farrend Dry Curaçao
.25 oz Grenadine
.25 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
3 oz Sparkling Wine
Garnish with an orange zest
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CASANOVA INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire
1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
Garnish with an orange peel
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CUPID’S CHARM INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Grey Goose Cherry Noir
.75 oz St-Germaine
.5 oz Lemon Juice
.25 oz Simple Syrup
1 muddled strawberry
Topped with Sparkling Rose
Garnish with two filthy black cherries on a pick
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FRENCH KISS INGREDIENTS:
1 oz Bombay Original
.75 oz St-Germaine
.25 Aperol
Top with Prosecco
Garnish with an orange twist
Cheers to everyone for a sweet and special day!
It is so good to see one of our favorite bartenders, Oliver, pictured in this article. It is crew like Oliver that make Holland America an excellent choice for cruising. We met Oliver on the Premier Voyage of the New Statendam. He was excellent with knowing our preferred drink and he would deliver our food from the New York Deli or Dive In when the pager went off. It was always a pleasure and a laugh or two when he was behind the Lido Bar.