So pretty and pink, the Pink Angel has to be one of our favourite gin cocktails to serve on Valentine’s Day - and at any other time, really; it’s that yummy!

This divine, ultra-smooth gin drink is made by mixing cream, gin and triple sec - preferably Cointreau. A teaspoon of sweet grenadine syrup then gives it its gorgeous pink colour and the rose syrup adds a sumptuous floral flare that works so well with the juniper of the gin and the complex orange notes of the triple sec.

To go that extra mile and wow whoever we are making this romantic cocktail for, we love to adorn the rim of the cocktail glass (usually a champagne saucer or Martini glass) with melted chocolate.

This show-stopping gin cocktail is easy to make that the only problem you will have is deciding who to share it with.

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Pink Angel

Ingredients

25ml gin
25ml triple sec
30ml single cream
2-3 dashes rose syrup​ (available online)
1tsp grenadine
Fresh raspberries, to garnish
Chocolate, to garnish

Method

For the chocolate rim: Melt 100g of chocolate. Here, we prefer dark chocolate, at least 70%, but milk chocolate will work too. Pour the melted chocolate onto a plate and dip the rim of your cocktail glass into it before it begins to set. Stand your cocktail glass up and allow the chocolate to dribble down the sides luxuriously. Wait for the chocolate on the cocktail glass to set before using.

Combine the gin, triple sec, single cream, grenadine and rose syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into the chilled, chocolate-coated cocktail glass and garnish with raspberries.

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All that you need now is the perfect pink cocktail glass to serve your cocktail in, here are some of our favourites!