With over 300 guests in attendance and music played by DJ Maurice the Artefacto Coral Gables WOW event was definitely an event not to miss. Those in attendance including Miami’s well known entertainer, Elaine Lancaster, sipped on delicious Leblon Cocktails such as the our Traditional Caipirinha and the stylish and delicious Lychee Ginger Caipirinha. The amazing drinks were the perfect accent to the painted dancers and models wearing designs by Carlos Miele’s.
This past week, we hosted the First Annual Muddle.Shake.Pour Competition in South Florida. 11 of Miami’s top bartenders competed from their respective bars/restaurants. Its was no easy task choosing our favorites, but we had some great judges including: Sarah Ehrlich (our very own from Miami), Jay Law (Master Mixologist from The One Group), Robert Burr (The Gifted Rums Guide) and David Ortiz (Cassi D’s Marketing) to narrow down the field. One bartender flambéd pears with Leblon (nice work Elad), others lit hot peppers on fire (great cocktail Tom), while others used CO2 to infuse flavors into a cocktail (cool stuff Richie). This years winner was Julio Cabrera from Senora Martinez. Congrats Julio!!! Special thank you to: Sarina from Frankie’s Hideaway, George from Fontainebleau, Tom from Sunset Lounge @ The Mondrian, Adam from Florida Room, Richie at Shore Club, Julio from Sra Martinez, Arthur at Town Kitchen, Jose from Apple Kore, Elad from Gansevoort South, and Matthew at Senora Martinez.
Stay tuned for the Northern Florida Muddle. Shake. Pour and then the two winners will battle it out for Florida’s top bartender!
Hey Stef,
Thanks for the Leblon! With no fresh fruit here in the desert, we’ve been quite inventive and came up with a few new drinks:
Mortar-Shell Muddle
Commando Caipirinha
Machine Gun Mojito
Bolo Knife Breeze
I’ll send you the recipes later. Gotta run. I think enemy forces are trying to run off with my muddler!
There’s no better way to celebrate the end of a crazy year than with friends and a delicious cocktail. Have a safe and happy holiday season!
