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[dropcap2]W[/dropcap2]hat’s a better way to court love than with a little heart-warming spirit for this feast of St. Valentine? Alcohol has long been a way to coax our best selves past our inhibitions, allowing us to boom-box serenade, break out into spontaneous song, or make that first awkward move. So, if you would like a spiked beverage to set the scene, here are four Valentine’s Day cocktail recipes to melt your heart. And theirs.
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Looking to spice up your relationship? If you’re not afraid of the heat in the kitchen, try this spicy delight. Chile, lime, and Brazilian Cachaca will taste like Carnaval and have you dancing the Samba between the sheets.
Cocktail at Liquor.com
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If your relationship is already red-hot, the this is the perfect refreshment to your steamy affair. Get all heated up and let this drink cool you down with its tempting blend of vodka, lime, raspberry and pomegranate. Who needs lipstick when you’ve got berry-stained lips?
Cocktail at what katie ate
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If you need a manly beverage to brush off those workday woes, this is the ticket to an Empire State of mind. Rye, lemon, and sugar will get you post-prohibition and a bar spoon of wine on top will get you sideways.
Cocktail at bon appetit
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If your idea of a perfect evening is snuggling next to an open fire, then this is the romantic cocktail equivalent. Creamy hot chocolate is already an aphrodisiac. Add Peruvian Pisco, and elegant orange notes, and you may discover that you’re an Amazon queen.
Cocktail at serious eats
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New Orleans has Tales of the Cocktail & Portland has Portland Cocktail Week, so it is about time that Los Angeles had a few days to showcase the fine art of bartending and continue to put LA on the map as a destination for fine imbibing. With Golden State of Cocktails, Skyler Reeves, Director of Operations at 213 Nightlife, and Allison Levine of Please the Palate have put together a trade convention for the bar community. For those in the bar industry, there will be seminars to educate and celebrate California’s cocktail culture.
Lucky for you who enjoy warming a stool on the other other side of the bar, the good times will roll right out of the convention and into the streets. Follow Golden State of Cocktails on Twitter for the most up-to-date information and here are few events that the public is encouraged to attend!
If you’re excited about seeing the new Ace Hotel Downtown, there will be a kickoff Happy Hour for the Golden State of Cocktails tonight with drink specials and specially created cocktails. 4p – 6p at the new rooftop bar at the Ace (929 South Broadway, LA 90015)
Imbibe Magazine and Select Liquor Brands will be sponsoring 2 pub crawls featuring $4 cocktails, each highlighting a different brand.
The Downtown L.A. Bar Crawl on Tuesday, January 28th includes visits to a varied range of bars: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Villain’s Tavern, 8:30pm – 10:30pm Las Perlas, 10:30pm – 12am King Eddy Saloon, and 12am – 2am Honeycut.
Stops on the Hollywood Bar Crawl on Wednesday, January 29th include: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Spare Room, 8:30pm – 10:30pm Sadie, 10:30pm – 12am No Vacancy, and 12am – 2am Sassafrass.
If you need a lift to all the bars, there will be a shuttle available.
Downtown Pub Crawl: Shuttle departs at 6p from the LA Times Building – (202 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Hollywood Pub Crawl: Shuttle departs at 6p from the Millenium Biltmore Hotel – (506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071)
Happy Imbibing Everyone!
UPDATE: If you want to join in the bar crawls, you need to register (for free) with Event Brite for a wrist band: www.gscbarcrawl2014.eventb
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