Valentine’s Day can either go horribly wrong or perfectly right depending on how you handle it.

It’s always a bit of a tricky one, though. Perhaps you’re at the start of a new relationship, you aren’t sure of the rules yet, and you don’t want to send your new significant other running for the hills with too many gifts or romantic gestures.

Conversely, you’re a decade deep and you’ve exhausted all potential gift ideas.

Either way, if you’re with someone on V-Day and it’s important to them, showing up empty-handed is going to land you in the doghouse.

Showing up with the wrong gift isn’t going to score you any points, either.

If you’re struggling to come up with something cool, we’re here to help.

Our friends at The Cape Town Gin Company have partnered up with Pick n Pay to make your Valentine’s Day gift shopping a little easier.

Instead of a generic bunch of roses, give the gift of a bottle of The Cape Town Gin Pink Lady, infused with hibiscus flowers and rose petals.

Keen to keep to the traditional red and white Valentine’s colour pallet? The Rooibos Red, infused with organic, handpicked rooibos should do the trick.

Here’s the kicker, and where you’ll want to be smart about this…

Buy your bottle of gin at Pick n Pay between February 1 and February 14, and you’ll also receive a free 750ml Fitch & Leedes Tonic.

All Smart Shopper cardholders who purchase a bottle of Cape Town Gin will be entered into a draw to win a weekend trip for two to the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Gardens, Cape Town, as part of a prize worth a whopping R30 000.

If you’re buying your Cape Town Gin online, make sure you add your Smart Shopper card number at checkout to enter the draw.

The lucky winning couple will also be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime dining experience at JAN’s Innovation Kitchen.

When we say ‘once-in-a-lifetime’, we mean it. Michelin star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen has opened his Innovation Studio in Cape Town’s Kloof Street, tucked between The Mount Nelson and The White Lotus Wellness Centre.

You’ll be talking about that meal for years to come. It’s closed to the public, so you’ll be pampered with a private (and romantic) dining experience like no other.

As for the Mount Nelson – well, you already know that it’s a five-star establishment known fondly as the ‘pink grande dame of Cape Town’. With its luxury suites and sprawling garden, you’re guaranteed a romantic weekend full of long walks, and…I’ll leave the rest up to your imagination.

So, head on down to your nearest Pick n Pay, grab your bottle of Cape Town Gin (and that Fitch & Leedes tonic), some fine trimmings, like blackberries and lemons, and set up a romantic evening of watching the sun go down over some G&Ts.

Now, your only problem is figuring out how you’re going to top this one next year.