Restaurants & Bars
Love Potion: A Cupid-Approved, Valentine's Day Cocktail
Celebrate the lovey-dovey day with this sure-to-allure, signature sip, a Patch recipe share, courtesy of mixologists at Eureka!
CALIFORNIA —Nothing says "Be Mine" like a cocktail especially curated for Valentine's Day, which falls this year on Friday, Feb. 14.
Credit for the "Love Potion," a blend of gin, grapefruit juice, liqueur and a splash of lavender iced tea, goes to Trevor Tyler, the senior beverage director at the Eureka! restaurants.
You can mix it up at home, order it through Feb. 16 at the chain's eateries, or sign up for Eureka!'s "Love Potion Cocktail Class" on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
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The $25 class, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at all California locales, will offer appetizers and cocktail-crafting lessons. Guests will bring home some sweet swag and Valentine’s Day treats.
To purchase tickets, follow the following Eventbrite links for each location's session.
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- BAKERSFIELD: 10520 W. Stockdale Hwy.
- BERKELEY: 2068 Center St.
- CARLSBAD: 6021 Innovation Way
- CERRITOS: 11167 E 183 St.
- CLAREMONT: 580 West 1st St.
- CONCORD: 1975 Diamond Blvd.
- CUPERTINO: 19369 Stevens Creek Blvd.
- FRESNO: 7775 North Palm Ave.
- HAWTHORNE: 12101 Crenshaw Blvd.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH: 7631 Edinger Ave.
- INDIAN WELLS: 74985 California 111
- IRVINE: 4143 Campus Drive
- LA JOLLA/SAN DIEGO: 4353 La Jolla Village Drive
- MOUNTAIN VIEW: 191 Castro St.
- REDLANDS: 345 W. Pearl Ave.
- ROSEVILLE: 234 Gibson Drive
- SANTA BARBARA: 601 Paseo Nuevo
- WOODLAND HILLS: 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
And now for the beverage ...
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LOVE POTION RECIPE:
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- ½ oz Lemon Juice
- ¾ oz Simple Syrup
- 1 oz Lavender Iced Tea
- 1 ½ House Gin
- ½ oz Grand Poppy Liqueur
- 1 dash Rose Water
- 1 dash Lemon Bitters
Procedure:
- Add 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- Add 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
- Add 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
- Add 1 oz of Lavender Iced Tea
- Add 1 1/2 oz House Gin
- Add 1/2 oz Grand Poppy Liqueur
- Add 1 dash of Lemon Bitters and 1 dash of Rose Water
- Add ice to shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10 seconds
- Rim 1/4 of the outside glass with lime juice and then rim with Rose sugar
- Using a Hawthorne Strainer and a Double Strainer; strain into coupe glass
- Garnish with a Cosmo Flower
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