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Michigan Avenue - 2016 - Issue 1 - Spring - Naomi Watts

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photography by Nick FochtmaN From Cuba, With Love Mixologist Peter Vestinos pays hoMage to prohibition-era havana with classic ruM cocktails at sparrow. Thanks to the city's tiki trend, rum drinks in Chicago have become synonymous with fruity, boozy libations like Mai Tais and Painkillers. But with new Gold Coast hangout Sparrow, beverage director Peter Vestinos had something more sophisticated in mind. "Cuban Prohibition-era cocktails have always fascinated me," he says of Sparrow's drink program, focusing on Vestinos's reinterpretations of classics like El Presidente, Hotel Nacional, and—in particular—La Floridita #3, a daiquiri named after the historic Havana bar where it was created and also called the "Hemingway" since it was a favorite of the writer. Notes Vestinos, "There is such a great snap to the drink—that's the best word I can use—plus this refreshing rum quality, with fresh citrus and lime and a bit of sugar to round it out. It's refreshing and cleansing." 12 W. Elm St., 312 725-0732; sparrow chicago.com . La FLoridita #3 1¾ oz. Caña Brava rum ¼ oz. Maraska maraschino liqueur ¾ oz. lime juice ½ oz. grapefruit juice 1 tsp. castor sugar Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with a scoop of crushed ice. Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a glass, allowing some of the ice shards to fall into the glass. Garnish with a lime wheel and maraschino cherry. 56  michiganavemag.com SCENE DRINK

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