Looking for a decadent and delicious cocktail to share with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? Look no further than this chocolate orange cocktail, aptly named “Love Bites.” This cocktail will “bring you to your knees” with its smooth texture, sweet, complex chocolate flavour, and gorgeous pink colour. This cocktail is the love child that was born from the beautiful duet of chocolate and orange commonly found in the popular “wack to unwrap” chocolate during the holiday season.

With the name Love Bites, this cocktail can be an homage to those playful red marks or a reminder that sometimes “Love Bites, Love Bleeds.” Either way, this cocktail is a fitting tribute to the ups and downs of love and a way to celebrate it with your special someone. This cocktail is best enjoyed as a digestif after a romantic dinner or simply while listening to your favourite Def Leopard love ballad🎵

Ingredients

1.5oz – Controlled Entropy Amaro
1oz – Creme de Cacao
1oz – Cream
1 Barspoon (teaspoon) – Greek Yogurt

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice
2. Shake for 15-20 seconds
3. Double strain into a chilled coupe and optionally garnish with grated dark chocolate
4. Enjoy!

In this recipe, our Controlled Entropy Amaro adds orange flavour as well as sage and floral notes, which pair perfectly with the chocolate flavours of the Creme de Cacao. Adding cream to this combo adds a smooth luxuriousness and the small bit of Greek Yogurt adds a hit of acidity that helps with the balance of this sweet Valentine’s Day Cocktail.

Looking for another Valentine’s Day Cocktail? Check out our Kiss from a Rose cocktail recipe. Yes, another amazing love ballad paired with an equally amazing cocktail💘