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Seven Pink Treats For Valentine's Day
- Jo Aspin
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Bye, bye January and hello all things sweet, pink and full of love for February. Our inboxes are bursting with food and drink suggestions for Valentine's Day. We've curated a list of eight pink gifts to spread the love.
Love Potion
A pretty pink brew duo from Bird & Blend. Love Potion is a sweet and floral blend of chocolate, rose petals and strawberry loose tea with added heart shaped candy love hearts, while Red Velvet is a heady-scented Sri Lankan black tea blend with cocoa shells, sweet beetroot slices and pomegranate flowers. Swoon!
£3.50, birdandblendtea.com
Psychopomp
For the coffee lovers - Psychopomp Single Origin Coffee Digestif has been blended in Bristol using unsweetened, single origin speciality coffee and English wheat spirit, delivering a deep espresso and dark chocolate taste. End your Valentine's meal with this. Best served over ice.
Mon Petit Cœur
This delicate little red heart shaped 'intensely fruity dessert' from French tea and patisserie brand Mariage Frères will brighten up anyone's Valentine's Day. Notes of mandarin and rose petals, and floral notes are mixed with a cream-filled interior.
£14 to takeaway, £16 in the restaurant
Cocchi Rosa
Cocchi Rosa is an aperitivo made from Italian red wine as a base with a blend of herbs and botanicals including gentian, dried rose petals, vanilla pods and ginger, resulting in this deliciously dark-pink hue occuring from the natural ingredients. Add sparkling wine and a dash of strawberry cordial for a cocktail worthy of the day of lurrrve.
£20, Waitrose.com
Pink Eden Kettle and Toaster
Give your kitchen a pink makeover. This Eden Kettle and Toaster are currently both on sale on Russell Hobbs' website and come in baby pink.
£39.98 for both, uk.russellhobbs.com/
Cygnet Infinity
Cygnet Infinity is a brand new non-alcoholic botanical spirit, from Cygnet Distillery. It's been meticulously crafted with botanicals of Manuka Honey, Lion's Mane, Siberian Ginseng, Schisandra berry, hibiscus and rosehip. Serve 60ml over ice with a splash of soda, garnished with a wedge of grapefruit and a sprig of rosemary.
Tracklements Heart-Shaped Jar of Fresh Chilli Jam
Chilli jam but make it heart shaped. Tracklement's Great Taste awarded sweet chilli jam is slow cooked with chillis to give it a gentle heat and tastes great with just about everything from fish to sandwiches, creamy cheeses or Thai spring rolls.
£7.25, www.tracklements.co.uk
Features Editor, Chatting Food: Jo Aspin
Jo Aspin is a freelance writer specialising in UK restaurants, travel, food and drink. She is also a Director at hospitality PR agency Amy Williams Consultancy, based in London.
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