For Valentine’s Weekend, our Bellini-inspired Valentini cocktail and our special dessert, Red Velvet Cake with Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, were created to tempt your senses by using ingredients often thought of as aphrodisiacs.
The Bellini is one of the world's classic drinks of seduction, tantalizing to both the taste buds and the imagination. A combination of delicate sweet peach and sparkling Champagne, the Bellini originated in Venice — the city of romance. Of course, a glass of Champagne is thought of as the "drink of love," lowering inhibitions and causing a warm glow in the body. The peach is considered an aphrodisiac with its soft skin reminiscent of a woman's curves.
The indulgent taste of chocolate can be savored in Fleming’s Red Velvet Cake. Chocolate is a traditional love trigger. Montezuma is said to have drunk 50 cups of chocolate every day from a golden vessel before visiting his harem of 600 women. Napoleon Bonaparte was also a believer, consuming chocolate truffles before a night of romance.
Touted as an aphrodisiac from the time of ancient Rome,
the strawberry is the perfect food for hand feeding your
lover. Anyway, it’s something to keep in mind while you’re
enjoying Fleming’s Chocolate Dipped Strawberries during
Valentine’s weekend.
So, do aphrodisiacs really work? That’ll be our secret.