This Valentine's Day Cocktail comes to us from Makoto, an innovative Japanese restaurant in Bal Harbour, Florida, and it will be served there for Valentine's Day between Feb 14th-17th, 2013. If you miss that, you can make this fun drink at home.

What I really like about this cocktail is that it is a unique mix of flavors that begins with a very fine tequila. Personally, I would go with Cazadores Reposado, though their blanco would be a very good fit as well. To go with the tequila, this mix includes the herbal flavors of Chartreuse and the juice of a single slice of blood orange. What makes this drink go over to the truly impressive side is the hint of spice from the muddled pepper that gently infuses the agave nectar. It is one spectacular cocktail when all is said and done.

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