LOS AMORES

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This vibrant, ruby-red cocktail - devised for Valentine's Day by Bien Trucha, a group of Mexican restaurants in the suburbs of Chicago - is a superb opener for an intimate dinner. But there's no need to limit the drink to one annual event. Serve it at Mother's Day; it's actually mild enough for brunch. It also suits an anniversary party, a summertime celebration and - prepared in a generous quantity to fill a punch bowl - one of December's festive occasions. It's easily made. The drink was inspired by the classic Kir Royale (Champagne and cassis) though a variation that suggests a margarita is another option: Replace the strawberries with a couple of blood orange segments and use a triple-sec liqueur instead of the cassis. Garnish it with a blood orange segment.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Time 10m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 red ripe strawberries
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup (see note)
1/4 ounce crème de cassis
1 ounce silver tequila
3 to 4 ounces dry sparkling wine

Steps:

Muddle two of the strawberries in a cocktail shaker. Add lime juice, simple syrup, crème de cassis and tequila. Shake with ice and strain into a champagne flute.
Top off with sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 246, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 19 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams