the daily muddle - culture

We have waited patiently for four years, and now its finally here: The 2010 World Cup kicks off June 11th in South Africa! So get your jerseys and your game face on because it is promising to be anexciting ride and we’ll be here along the way to help you celebrate in style. May the best team win! If you are in the mood to go out and celebrate with friends, here are some locations that you can count on to have your game up on the big screen.

Baja Café: Deerfield Beach, FL

Bocabar: Somerset, Bristol

Canvas at Hilton: Sao Paulo, Brasil

Felix: New York City

Forneria: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Gigalum: London, UK

Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Harry’s Bar: San Francisco, Caipi-Mosas for all morning games

Ipanema Grill: Seattle, Wa

Jack Dempsey’s: New York City

Jerry Remy’s Sport Bar and Grill: Boston, Ma

Jobi: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Kukui: Oxfordshire, Oxford

La Parrilla: San Francisco

Legends: New York City

Lobby Bar at Tivole Hotel: Sao Paulo, Brasil

Loca Luna: Atlanta, GA

Navy Beach: Montauk, NY

Novecento: Brickell, Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Patio Bar & Grill: Deerfield Beach, FL

Scuderia: New York City

Squat Bar: Sao Paulo, Brasil

Sushi Samba: New York, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas

The Crimson Lounge @ Tommy Doyle’s: Cambridge, MA

Urban Golf: London, UK

Via dei Mille: New York City

Vox Populi: Boston, MA

Wake Up Paris: Paris, France

Warwick Hotel: Paris, France

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!