Valentine's Day Cocktails from Hennessy
By FBWorld Team

Valentine's Day is coming soon, and it's time to start planning a romantic evening. This year, treat your special someone with these mixed drinks featuring Hennessy V.S. They're perfect as a pre-dinner drink or a "very special" nightcap.

Hennessy Guava
Exotic Guava meets the fruit of summer in this fruit forward pairing of flavors.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessy VS
2-3 Strawberry Slices
1 lime wedge
2oz Guava Juice
Glass: Rocks

Procedures:
1. Muddle strawberries and lime wedge in a shaker tin

2. Add all other ingredients with ice

3. Shake until chilled

4. Strain into a rocks glass with ice and garnish with a strawberry

XOXOXO

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessy VS
.5 oz Antica Formula sweet vermouth
.5 oz Crème Yvette
Splash of simple syrup
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Fee brothers Aztec chocolate bitters
3 muddled Black Cherries
1/8th of a lemon
Fresh Grated cinnamon
Garnish: Cherry
Glass: Rocks Glass

Procedures:
1. Muddle cherries and lemon wedge in a shaker tin

2. Add all liquid to shaker with ice, shake until well chilled

3. Strain into glass with large ice cube

4. Grate cinnamon over the top and garnish with a cherry.

Note: Instead of Hennessy VS and Simple Syrup, add 1.5 oz of Hennessy XO to make a more opulent cocktail experience.

Downtown Cognac Manhattan
A Classic cocktail made richer and more complex through the addition of Hennessy and an Italian Amaro, something to sit back and savor after a long day.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessy VS
.5 oz sweet vermouth
.25 oz of Averna
2 dashes angostura bitters
Garnish: Orange Twist
Glass: Coupe, or rocks glass

Procedures:
1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice

2. Stir until chilled

3. Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe or rocks glass

4. Garnish with an orange twist