Anti-Valentine"s Day Cocktails by Kirsten Amann
Anti-Valentine's Day Cocktails
 by Kirsten Amann
 Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
 New York, NY
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With trappings of pink and red hearts and promises of roses and Champagne,

Valentine¹s Day sure is sweet for the lovers and romantics. For the single

among us it can be a bitter pill. Rather than sitting at home and feeling

blue this Valentine¹s Day, we suggest you get out and have yourself a little

Anti-Valentine¹s Day fun.

 

Leave the champagne and caviar to the suckers ­ er, we mean lovers - paying

for overpriced entrees at fancy bistros. Anti-Valentine¹s Day is best

enjoyed with drinks that pack a punch. Koopstoje, the Dutch take on a beer

and a shot of Bols Genever, is a fantastic way to help drink your cares away

on V-Day, as is the simpler Dutch Courage (plain old shot.)

 

If you like your drinks strong and stirred, sip away your cares with a White

Manhattan made with Bols Genever and dry vermouth. A Very Old Fashioned is a

nice choice for Anti-Valentine¹s Day curmudgeons. And a Dutch Negroni is

just the perfect amount of bitter.

 

Or stick with shots. Class it up with an Ancholito Luxury Drop created by H.

Joseph Ehrmann of Elixir in San Francisco. And when you¹re ready for a pick

me up, try a Hot Shot made with Galliano L¹Autentico, espresso, and cream.

You may be feeling bitter but everything you drink doesn¹t have to be.

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Last updated by Kirsten Amann - Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 -  New York, NY

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