New Year’s Eve is T-Minus a few hours away. Whether the party is at your buddy’s crib or at a club on the beach, one thing is for sure — Champagne! Popping bottles is a celebratory ritual practiced all over the world on December 31. But what do you do when…
Let’s start with the 24:75. That’s a cocktail concocted from Beefeater 24, Sencha tea syrup (recipe follows), lemon juice and champagne. Beefeater 24 is a new gin infused with two types of rare tea. It’s only in limited markets right now, and Miami is one of them — The Florida…
Enough already with the egg nog — a barely quaffable drink only when poured in minor proportion to the rum. But here’s another holiday beverage idea: Kahlúa Peppermint Mocha Hot Cocoa. It has the whole peppermint-Christmas thing going on (especially when festively garnished with a peppermint stick), tastes great, and…
The Coen brothers’ remake of the John Wayne classic True Grit opens in theaters today, and Wild Turkey Bourbon is ready with a cocktail to match: The Rooster. Named after the irascible main character originally played by Wayne (and now by Jeff Bridges), the drink combines the gold, grit, sarsaparilla…
Nothing says holiday in the States like “Egg Nog.” In Puerto Rico, we drink Coquito. It is a coconut cream cocktail spiked with light and coconut rum, enriched and sweetened with condensed milk, and spiced up with warming, sweet baking spices. So give this holiday tipple a try and liven…
Gaston Gonzalez is the resident tippler and head bartender at Area 31. After years of traveling through South America, he finally chose Miami as his home. And thank goodness at that… The Buenos Aires native currently creates seasonally inspired libations that combine savory spices with fresh fruit and artisan spirits…
It’s always a wonder when the city’s top mixologists get together under one roof. But wait, don’t call them mixologists…they still want to be called bartenders. Call them what you like, some of Miami’s finest vodka slingers played front and center in Svedka’s Annual Vodka Competition hosted by STK Miami…
The Café at Books & Books is holding a happy hour tonight featuring its new menu of craft beers. Starting at 4 p.m., Heineken and Amstel Light types will cost $3, while craft beers such as Magic Hat # 9, Holy Mackerel Panic Attack, Lagunitas Pale Ale and Brooklyn Brewery…
Tis the season to drink. And what better way to indulge than with a libation based on peppermint or a sugar plum. Here are some of the recipes and mixes to make you feel more naughty than nice. Stirrings Simple Chocolate PeppermintiniWho doesn’t associate the holidays with chocolate and peppermint…
Miami is quickly developing its own cocktail culture. There are bar chefs at the W South Beach (Elad Zvi and Gabriel Orta from Bar Lab), Mercadito Midtown (Paul Tanguay and Paul Carducci from Tippling Bros.) Club 50 at the Viceroy (David Ortiz and Julio Cabrera from Alambiq) and many others…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Party like an A-lister at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar, where on Thursday, the uber-swanky watering hole with its black vinyl ceiling and hand-cut Parisian crystal lamps plays…
Who named LIV’s new Hpnotiq-inspired signature cocktail? I did! And who’ll drink this blue beverage made with a blend of vodka, cognac, and tropical fruit juices? Some say Smurfs and Avatars. Others think it’ll probably be the Pitbull-and-his-entourage-look-alike crowd. I didn’t create the monster, I only saved it from a…
Forget about waiting at the bar for your next beer. John Martin’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Coral Gables just installed the first Draft Master table in Miami which makes it a piece of cake (yuck yuck) to keep the beer flowing. The Draft Master is an “all-in-one beer tapping…
If you have no desire to spend Thanksgiving gulping beer like a Pilgrim and would prefer to swirl and sip some vino, here are some great suggestions we discovered while out tasting with fellow oenophiles. All of the choices are under $25 and available at a number of local wine…
What do Thanksgiving and beer have to do with one another besides pumpkin ‘n’ spice and everything nice? It is well documented that the Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod in 1620 because of numerous hardships – rough seas, stormy weather and sickness. Back then, water was certainly not the drink…
Juan Echeverri did not start out selling frozen alcohol to overzealous college students. This Medellin-born entrepreneur first started a non-profit venture producing frozen treats that single mothers could sell in the summer for some extra money. But then he noted the popularity of his frozen pops on the beaches of…
The Place: Mai Tardi 69 NE 39th St., Miami305-572-1400maitardimiami.comThe Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.The Deals: Enjoy $4 beers, $5 wines by the glass, and $6 specialty cocktails.The Scene: This week the Design District’s Mai Tardi got a revamp. The outdoor area went zen with Buddahs, serene…
That time of year is approaching again — the day we get to stuff our faces with a large amount of heavy food and have the luxury of napping afterward. However, we must not forget about the festive cocktails. Forget about the wine. Get your hands on a drink intended…
Taqueria Tacontento debuts its new tequila bar — Bar Agave. Bar Agave features handcrafted tequila cocktails that utilize fresh fruit and natural purees, herbs and spices. No sweet crap here. They ix-nayed the sugar and their libations use exclusively agave nectar. The spirit Tequila originates from the state of Jalisco, Mexico,…
Denny Hamlin is in the lead for the 2010 Sprint cup with the Ford Championship Week just one race awa….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.Whoa, sorry for falling asleep there, but NASCAR is so boring. This happened once before when our dad took us to the Grand Prix of Miami, or the Indy 500, or…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.It’s not the humidity, it’s the heat.Miami Heat, that is. At the Oasis Pool Bar at the posh Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key, that is. Well, okay, it’s…
The slogan is “Re-taste your youth. At 40 proof.” What adult wouldn’t want to bring back childhood memories sipping on chocolate milk while getting a buzz? That’s what the creators, Tracy Reinhardt and Nicki Halbur, from Orange County, California thought when they came up with Adult Chocolate Milk last month.”It’s…
