{"id":189,"date":"2020-03-24T09:50:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T09:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/?p=189"},"modified":"2020-03-26T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T05:59:11","slug":"bitter-valentine-a-bitter-tequila-cocktail-for-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/bitter-valentine-a-bitter-tequila-cocktail-for-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitter Valentine: A Bitter Tequila Cocktail for Valentine\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Valentine\u2019s Day, ah, what a magical time of year. Everything is pink and  fluffy and full of gushy and bleh. It\u2019s not really my thing. Sure, I\u2019ll  celebrate, but it\u2019s more an at-home, make a good meal kinda thing. It\u2019s  not go out, have a big showoff be fancy deal. There\u2019s no need to score  internet points by being extremely extravagant in your grand gestures  (especially if they\u2019re reserved for only one day a year). Let\u2019s all fill  our hearts with love and joy by having a nice drink, like the Bitter  Valentine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Valentine&#039;s Day Cocktail: Gin Campari Sour \/ Pink Cocktails \ud83d\udc9d\" width=\"1550\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8cFyfR3nADA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine01-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine01-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine01-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine01-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p> The last time I made a big effort to go out on Valentine\u2019s Day, I   decided Alice and I should eat at one of our favorite restaurants in LA:   The Foundry on Melrose. There\u2019s nothing we didn\u2019t love about that   place, the food was amazing, the service was second to none, the grilled   cheese was mind blowing, it\u2019s still the best burger I\u2019ve ever had, the   cocktails were on point, literally everything was stupendous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the downside of going on the big V day is that it\u2019s always a   set menu. I completely understand this as it\u2019s difficult to knock out a   full menu when you\u2019re trying to turn tables and get in as many love   birds as possible. Still, the meal was good, but I knew I wanted to go   back for the full experience \u2014 mostly because a few of my favorites   weren\u2019t on the set menu. Then they closed. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the downside of going on the big V day is that it\u2019s always a  set menu. I completely understand this as it\u2019s difficult to knock out a  full menu when you\u2019re trying to turn tables and get in as many love  birds as possible. Still, the meal was good, but I knew I wanted to go  back for the full experience \u2014 mostly because a few of my favorites  weren\u2019t on the set menu. Then they closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We never did get that final meal there. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChefGreeny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Greenspan<\/a>\n is still one of the best chefs I\u2019ve ever had the pleasure to meet (he \nwould come by every table, chat a little, make sure food was good, then \ngo back to ruling the kitchen), but having to shut down the Foundry \nbefore we got that final full meal was a little bittersweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe we\u2019ll just have to go get some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenspansgrilledcheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grilled cheese<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, back to the beginning, the cocktail in question, the Bitter \nValentine. I\u2019ve been wanting to play with bitter flavors recently, so I \ngrabbed a bottle of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amarolucano.it\/en#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amaro Lucano<\/a>, took a swig and imagined some Valentine flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s how I work my mysterious cocktail divination ways. The magic behind the drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had two thoughts, one I ignored because I might explore that later and the second was strawberry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine03-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine03-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine03-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine03-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine03.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine04-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine04-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine04-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine04-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine04.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine05-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine05-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine05-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine05-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine05.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve never tried Amaro Lucano, it\u2019s earthy, bitter and has some \nunique botanical notes. One of the things that it really works with is \nstrawberry. If you don\u2019t believe me, go take a swig and consider for \nyourself. I\u2019ll wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After deciding to go down Strawberry Lane, I must have been inspired \nby spring\u2019s encroaching nature (at least here in California where it\u2019s \nhovering around 77\u00b0F today) and figured a nice tequila would work \nfamously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we were set with Amaro Lucano, tequila, strawberry liqueur and \nsomething. We needed something else in there to round out the flavors. \nThat something else turned out to be lemon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mix those all together and you have yourself a refreshing, slightly \nbitter, slightly sweet, endlessly tasty cocktail. Whether you love the \nbig day for teddy bears or hate it, you\u2019ll enjoy the Bitter Valentine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For everyone else, let\u2019s get to the Bitter Valentine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nBitter Valentine: A Bitter Tequila Cocktail for Valentine&#8217;s     Recipe type:&nbsp;Drinks    Prep time:&nbsp; 3 mins   Cook time:&nbsp; 2 mins   Total time:&nbsp; 5 mins     Serves:&nbsp;1 &nbsp;   Ingredients <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine07-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine07-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine07-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine07-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tdb-bitter-valentine07.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p> <strong>Instructions  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Put all your boozes plus the lemon juice in your cocktail shaker.<\/li><li>Add some ice.<\/li><li>Shake.<\/li><li>Shake to destroy the anger in your heart.<\/li><li>Or to fill it.<\/li><li>Whichever you decide, shake until it&#8217;s good and cold.<\/li><li>Pour and strain into your martini glass.<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve added the straining steps as you don&#8217;t want ice chunks.<\/li><li>Unless you do, then don&#8217;t strain.<\/li><li>Garnish with a strawberry.<\/li><li>Now go get bitter.<\/li><li>Or be happy.<\/li><li>Either way, it&#8217;s a damn fine cocktail. <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day, ah, what a magical time of year. Everything is pink and fluffy and full of gushy and bleh. It\u2019s not really my thing. 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