The blush of romance takes a woman’s heart by storm wrapping her in a warm glow of whimsical delight and unbridled lightheartedness. All it takes on the part of a man is charm, wit, style, humor, honor, sexiness, honesty, intelligence, passion, sensitivity, playfulness… Ok, it takes a lot for the long haul. But for one day of the year, Valentine’s Day, it takes planning. Begin now. Don’t be one of the procrastinators milling the aisle of the corner drug store in the final hour with the last crushed box of chocolates and kicked around stuffed teddy bear with dirtied ‘I wuv you’ heart in hand. It sends the ‘you weren’t worth the time it takes to plan ahead’ message. Valentine’s Day might be written off as a cheesy Hallmark moment day in some people’s book, but the flicker of romance need not be dead year round. Take time to foster those ‘Be Mine’ moments with your love interest daily or weekly and you will both be smitten all over again. Redbook writer, Mary Rose Almasi, gave an interesting take on date night ideas for couples and rated them according to pleasure factor. One idea included a cheese tasting to jazz things up a bit and put an interesting spin on conversation and the dynamics of sensory perception. Flip the wine to cocktails and cheese to appetizers with cozy fire for conversation and see where thirty minutes or an evening with your sweetheart takes you.
The photo drink recipe slide show below contains 18 Love & Romance cocktails that begin a series for the Valentine season, but can and should be utilized year round for furthering the romantic spirit. The cocktail recipes have been chosen by name, but appeal to varied palates due to the variety of base spirits included: 10 Cane Rum, Absolut Vodka, Mekhong, Agavero, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Three Olives Vodka, inocente Tequila, Partida Tequila, Van Gogh Vodka, Herradura Tequila and Boru Vodka.
www.discus.org – Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Copyright 2009 Cheri Loughlin – The Intoxicologist – All Rights Reserved
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