Spanglish 2808 N. Miami Ave., Miami 786-744-2019 spanglishmiami.com Founded in 2019 by Miami beverage and con- sulting company Cocktail Cartel founders Os- car Ortega, Hector Acevedo, Eddie Fuentes, and Manuel Picon, Spanglish continues to boast one of the city’s best beverage programs. Today, Spanglish has become more than just an homage to Miami’s Latin-proud “unoffi- cial” language. It’s also a way to translate the Magic City’s unique culture into a one-of-a- kind experience that encompasses both food and drink. When it comes to the libations, drinks are as creative as they are Instagram- worthy. Try the Cafetera old-fashioned, a sig- nature drink poured straight from a fiery-red cafetera into a glass placed inside a cigar box. It’s thick with aromas of rum, coffee, and ci- gars thanks to a blend of 1888 aged rum, cigar bitters, and a cold brew coffee reduction that perfectly represents its creators’ cultures of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua. Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Co. 237 20th St., Miami Beach 305-763-8217 mysweetliberty.com One of the most popular Miami cocktail haunts was born in 2016, the brainchild of res- taurateur David Martinez, Blackbird Ordinary creator Dan Binkiewicz, and world-class bar- tender John Lermayer. Together, the trio opened a Miami Beach bar meant to be a hangout where locals could gather for proper cocktails and a killer menu by chef Michelle Bernstein. Adorned with a pink neon sign that urges patrons to “pursue happiness,” it quickly became one of the most revered bars in the world, having since been named one of the World’s 50 Best Bars and taken home sev- eral Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. Even Lermayer’s untimely death couldn’t stop the plucky bar and restaurant from staying true to its mission to serve good drinks and good food in a lively and friendly atmosphere. Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery 1120 Collins Ave., Miami Beach swizzlerumbardrinkery.com Danilo Božovic came to town to open the Mi- ami Beach outpost of Employees Only after serving as the principal bartender at the flag- ship in New York, and although the beloved bar has since closed, Božovic’s legacy lives on. Today, the bartender is known for his ability to make a consistently poured drink without the use of jiggers or other measuring tools, the likes of which you can find at Swizzle Rum Bar, where rum aficionados can soon witness tiki drink skills to the max. The menu is rum heavy, as you’d imagine, but they are some of the best libations the Magic City has to offer. Then you ask: What if tiki was born in Mexico City? And what if the Zombie was created in Oaxaca? Božovic answers these questions at the Miami Beach cocktail bar at the Viajero Hostels in Miami Beach — one door down from Swizzle at the Stiles Hotel — where Delirio Tiki Bar presents a collabora- tion between Bozovic and the Swizzle team that offers guests a Miami- and Latin Ameri- can-themed tiki experience right next door. [email protected] 17 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com | CONTENTS | LETTERS | NEWS | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | CAFE | MUSIC | NEW TIMES NOVEMBER 10-16, 2022
