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I was in the mood to go out the other night, but since it was kind of late and ridiculously cold, I didn't want to travel particularly far. Thankfully, I live in the city's second best bar district as recently voted by the readers of OnMilwaukee.com, so I had options.

I walked the two blocks to M's, 1101 S. 2nd St., and was pleasantly greeted by a warm, cozy, low-lit setting that was a perfect escape from the chilly sidewalk.

M's is a great place and although it's absolutely huge -- it is in the original Jacques Café spot with a spacious back room -- it still feels intimate and comfortable. There was next to no one there, although it looked a though it was expecting someone.

The entire bar was decked out in sparkly scarlet paper hearts hung artistically from the ceiling, complete with red lasers spiraling wildly in pretty patterns on the wall. M's was in the mood for love.

And have to admit, the décor made me want to check out its special Valentine's Day drink menu, which included one very tempting chocolate-flavored tequila martini. I had never heard of such a thing; I had to order it.

The bartender concocted decadent and very potent mixture of the chocolate tequila, white crème de cacao and some raspberry liquor -- there may have been other ingredients that I'm now forgetting -- and the $10 affair was worth every penny.

It got me thinking about other romantically fused drinks that might be fun for Valentine's Day. Sure, there are the classics varieties of French red wine or bottles of bubbly, but let's get more creative than that.

What about mixing up one of these for your sweetie?

The Blushing Lady

Ingredients:
1 oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. pink grapefruit juice
Lemon wedge
Coarse sugar for rimming

Preparation:
1. Rub a wedge of lemon around the rim of a martini glass and dip the glass into a plate of coarse sugar. Set it aside.
2. Pour the remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Shake and strain into the garnish martini glass.

Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients:
1 sugar cube
2-3 dashes bitters
Champagne
1 oz. brandy
Orange slice for garnish
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:
1. Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute.
2. Use the dashes of bitters to saturate the sugar cube.
3. Add the brandy.
4. Fill with Champagne.
5. Garnish with the orange slice and cherry.

Love Potion No. 9

Ingredients:
1 oz. strawberry, vanilla or clear vodka
1/2 oz. white crème de cacao
1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
Scoop of vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup ice
Strawberry for garnish

Preparation:
1. Pour the ingredients into a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour into a chilled margarita glass.
4. Garnish with a strawberry.

Raspberry Truffle

Ingredients:
1 oz. vodka
3/4 oz. Kahlua coffee liqueur
3/4 oz raspberry liqueur
Fresh whipped cream

Preparation:
1. Pour the vodka, Kahlua and raspberry liqueur into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a chilled, 8-oz. cocktail glass or tall wine glass.
4. Top with a pile of fresh whipped cream.

Red Lotus
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1 1/2 oz. Soho Lychee Liqueur
1 oz. cranberry juice

Preparation:
1. Pour the vodka, Soho Lychee and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a chilled old-fashioned glass filled with ice.