CLINK!
Vintage Cuban glamour at Florida Room
Posted on Thu, Jun. 12, 2008
Raspberry Star ($16-$22 at The Florida Room in the Delano, Miami Beach)
There's a reason the beautiful people don't mind shelling out big bucks for drinks at The Florida Room. The Delano Hotel hot spot is ''styled after a Cuban speakeasy, and the menu also reflects that,'' says manager and mixologist Angelo Viera. ``The focus is on a lot of rum cocktails and vintage Cuban classics.''
Not on the list? Taste the glamour at home with these recipes.
• FYI: Drinks are $16-$22 at The Florida Room in the Delano, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-672-2000.
-- AURORA RODRIGUEZ,
arodriguez@MiamiHerald.com
RASPBERRY STARCrush eight raspberries in the bottom of a shaker. Add crushed ice. Measure ¾ ounce lime juice, 1 ½ ounces passion fruit vodka (42 Below suggested), a pinch of white pepper and 1 ounce raspberry preserves into the shaker. Mix vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with framboise beer and white peppercorn and garnish with a raspberry skewer.
PISCO SOUR
Measure ¾ ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice, ¾ ounce simple syrup, ¾ ounce egg white and 1 ½ ounces pisco into a shaker. Shake dry, add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled sour glass and finish with five drops Angostura bitters.
FLORIDA ROOM CHAMPAGNE
Put ½ounce vanilla-infused vodka, ½ounce vanilla vodka, ½ounce vanilla simple syrup and a bar-spoonful of hibiscus syrup in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with a hibiscus flower.
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