Love Potion co*cktail: Perfect Drink for Your Sweetheart! - Dinners Done Quick (2024)

While this isn’t a magical concoction to make your sweetheart fall for you in the first place, this love potion co*cktail is the perfect drink to celebrate your love. This incredibly easy co*cktail has just 3 ingredients and a lot of flexibility, so you can make the ultimate date night sip!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

The love potion co*cktail is a vodka-based drink featuring berry flavors and of course a nice red color! It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day or date night, but honestly if you love berry flavored drinks you could enjoy it anytime.

With just a few ingredients (that are easily swappable for what you have on hand) it’s so simple to make. While a shaker is recommended, you can use a mason jar or just mix it if you don’t have one. You can also serve it up by the pitcher if you’re celebrating with a crowd!

I love to garnish mine with gummy candy hearts to really add to the season, but you can always swap in maraschino cherries or something similar if you’re not serving this for V-Day.

Ingredients List

• 2 ounces raspberry vodka
• 1 ounce peach schnapps
• 3 ounces red fruit juice (I use cranberry cherry)
• Ice cubes

Ingredient Tips and Substitutions

• Instead of raspberry vodka, you can use cherry or strawberry vodka, any red berry flavor vodka, or 1 ½ ounces of plain vodka with ½ ounce of Chambord (or another raspberry liquor)
• If you don’t like vodka, you can substitute rum or gin instead!
• The peach schnapps can be swapped for a few dashes of peach bitters, or omitted if preferred, or you can use another complimentary flavor such as raspberry
• Any red fruit juice works so use your favorite. I’m doing cranberry cherry, but you can use any red grapefruit, raspberry, cherry, pomegranate, or cranberry juice (or combination thereof)
• Variations: Add grenadine for additional sweetness or coloring, use ½ ounce lime juice or orange juice to add tartness, or try adding club soda or sparkling water for a fizzy variation! Edible glitter can be stirred in for an extra sparkle!
• Garnish options include gummy candy hearts, maraschino cherries, fresh strawberries cut into hearts, or a skewer of raspberries, blackberries, or a mix of red fruits

How to Make Love Potion co*cktail

1. Add all ingredients to a co*cktail shaker (or similar) with a few ice cubes

2. Shake until well mixed and chilled, approximately 30 seconds of active shaking
3. Strain into a rocks glass (or glass of choice)

4. Garnish if desired, and enjoy!

More Valentine’s Day Drink Recipes

• Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini
• Strawberry Date Smoothie
• Chocolate Cherry Mule Recipe
• Pink Polar Bear co*cktail
• Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini
• Velvet Hammer Drink

Recipe FAQs

Recipe Pro Tips

• Glassware. Any clear glassware is fine for this recipe! I’m using an 11-ounce rocks glass, but martini glasses and coupe glasses are other common choices. For larger glasses, you could double the recipe or top with sparkling water (or just don’t fill it all the way) – your choice!
• If you don’t have a co*cktail shaker, a mason jar with a lid is another great choice, or anything similar works. Alternatively, you can stir everything in the serving glass and then add a couple ice cubes (it just dilutes your drink slightly more than shaking)
• I consider this drink to be medium strength as written. Adjust the amount of juice (more or less) to create a weaker or stronger drink based on personal preferences

Storage Tips

• This recipe can be scaled for parties if desired. Mix all ingredients in a pitcher and store in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours in advance. Pour into individual glasses and garnish for serving
• If you are adding any carbonated elements (for a fizzy variation), do not add that to your pitcher mixture. Top individual glasses off with it just before serving, to preserve effervescence.

More Berry Flavored Vodka co*cktails

• Raspberry Vodka Lemonade
• Pomegranate Lemon Drop Martini
• Cranberry Vodka Fizz
• Pink Whitney Lemonade Drink (Vodka Pink Lemonade)
• Vodka Cranberry Lemonade
• Pink Whitney and Sprite Recipe

Final Thoughts

This love potion co*cktail is perfect for Valentine’s Day! With just 3 ingredients it takes just minutes to throw together for your date, or for the girls at your Galentine’s party.

With the base recipe of “fruit flavored vodka” and “red juice” there’s a ton of customization possible. You can use your favorite flavors, or just whatever you happen to have on hand so you don’t need to make a special trip to the liquor store.

It’s obviously perfect for Valentine’s due to the red color and fun flavor (without being cloyingly sweet), but you can feel free to enjoy it for any occasion. Just change up your garnishes and the juice if you like, and you’ve got a whole new drink to enjoy!