It is really fun to have a special cocktail to serve on a special occasion such as Valentine’s Day. We typically enjoy a nice bottle of bubbly, but with my latest obsession Punt e Mes, we will be enjoying some of Cupid’s Arrow.
Are you familiar with Punt e Mes? I wasn’t until I enjoyed a cocktail out recently, and I was very intrigued by the bitterness that came with each sip. I mean wildly intrigued. Needless to say the next day we ran to our favorite liquor store and picked up a bottle and it was the last bottle! Score! Ever since I have been enjoying a splash in my tonics as well as on its own while watching bad television. What is this Punt e Mes some of you may be wondering? It is an Italian vermouth which is a rich brown color with a unique bitterness that ends slightly sweet. It is really delicious, complex and somewhat unexplainable.
Cupid’s Arrow is made with some of our favorite bubbles, a heavy splash of Punt e Mes and a swirl with a rich Luxardo cherry.
Happy Valentines’ Day – may Cupid’s Arrow find his way to your heart or at least in the form of a delicious cocktail!
Cupid’s Arrow
** serves one
Ingredients:
champagne or sparkling wine
1 ounce punt e mes
Luxardo cherry
How To:
Pour the punt e mes into a cocktail glass.
Fill with the champagne or sparkling wine.
Place the cherry on a cocktail stirrer and swirl through the bubbles.
Serve.
Drink.
I love the sound of this! I would love it if you would link it up to Tipsy Tuesday at Grey is the New Black!
I love the cupid arrow in a glass, very classy. I think we’re going to try that next Valentine’s day. Keep the ideas coming!!! Haha!
Great post!!
Jullian
Oh my gosh… what a drink! Definitely not a pairing I would’ve thought of. And I do adore a good, rich cherry in my drink.
Me too – those cherries are the best! I could eat them by the spoonful. xo