For those of you who don't know (and are not Parks and Rec fans - you are missing out btw), Galentine's Day is celebrated the day before Valentine's Day and it is a day to celebrate those special girlfriends in your life. I wanted to have a special drink for this year's Galentine's and this is what I came up with. I love this cocktail because it's delicious and so easy to make, and do you see how pretty it is? It's so pretty. And it smells amazing.

What you will need:

St. Germain
Sparkling Rosé
Blood Orange
Sage (for garnish)
Lavender (for garnish)

Directions:

Add 1 oz. of St. Germain to glass
Top off with chilled sparkling rosé (around 4 oz. depending on glass)
Add squeezed blood orange juice
Garnish with trimmed fresh sage and fresh or dried lavender

St. Germain is a really tasty elderflower liqueur, that has a very sweet and floral taste. It reminds me of lychee, if you are familiar with that flavor. The blood orange adds a nice citrus kick and also enhances the color of the cocktail, and I love having the sage and lavender as a garnish to add an olfactory experience to the drink (so fancy, I know).

This is one of my favorite ways to drink St. Germain, and I can't wait to share it with my girlfriends this year. Hope you try it out!

If you know me, you know that my drink of choice is whiskey on the rock(s). I wanted to make a cocktail using whiskey and came up with this recipe. I am by no means an expert, but I think it is a delicious drink that is also festive and perfect for holiday parties!

Pomegranate Honey Rosemary Cocktail (www.withmichellekim.com)

I used Jameson because that is what I had on hand, though I think this cocktail would be delicious with bourbon!

What you will need:

Whiskey or Bourbon of choice (1 oz.)
Pomegranate juice (2 oz.)
Orange Bitters
Honey
Rosemary (for garnish)
Pomegranate seeds (for ice)

Directions:

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, 1 oz. of whiskey and 2 oz. of pomegranate juice
Add a dollop of honey (adjust accordingly to your desired level of sweetness)
Shake vigorously
Strain into cocktail glass, add a dash of orange bitters
Garnish with rosemary and a pomegranate ice cube

I wanted to add very thin ice cubes so the drink wouldn't get diluted with too much water. I made these thin pomegranate ice cubes by using these silicon molds, adding pomegranate seeds then filling them with just enough water so that the seeds were covered.

Excuse the scrawny looking rosemary - I plucked these from the rosemary bush in my backyard, which is suffering a little bit with the drought and heatwave!

Hope you enjoy!

Galentine's Day Cocktail Recipe with St. Germain and Blood Orange

Cocktail Recipe: Pomegranate Honey Rosemary

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