Made In America: Celebrate National Bourbon Month
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. While bourbon may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South, and with Kentucky in particular. But Miami is no stranger to bourbon and it’s creative cocktails. Here are just some of the local spots for these creative libations.
Miami Beach’s seafood hot spot, Lure Fishbar, is celebrating National Bourbon Month with a one-night-only pairing dinner on Tuesday, September 29 at 7PM. Executive Chef John Iatrellis has created an extravagant six-course menu of seasonal specialties to be perfectly paired with Old Forester bourbons, by Bar Director Rob Ferrara. Bourbon lovers and food enthusiasts alike will enjoy the delicious menu, featuring lobster stuffed squash blossoms with bourbon-lavender honey, bourbon glazed black grouper, bourbon braised short ribs and more priced at $95 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Lure Fishbar at The Loews Miami Beach 1601 Collins Ave. Miami Beach FL. 305 695 4550.
Celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month with High West Whiskey at MO Bar + Lounge, on Wednesday, September 30. Join High West Whiskey Expert Natalia Cardenas for DIY Old Fashioneds at MO Bar + Lounge from 6-8 pm. Guests will be using a variety of fun ingredients including maple syrup and chocolate bitters with MO Bar’s house Voodoo Whiskey blend. Tickets are $15 per person and advanced RSVP is also strongly suggested. MO Bar + Lounge at The Mandarin Oriental 500 Brickell Key Drive. Miami FL 305 913 8288
In honor of National Bourbon month this September, several of Miami's top cocktail bars and restaurants are spotlighting their signature Bourbon cocktails.
Dolce Italian celebrates the month with a signature libation, the "Maple Wood Smoked Old Fashioned", which must be smoked over a Canadian maple wood tablet. ($17). Dolce Italian in the Gale South Beach 1690 Collins Ave. Miami Beach FL 786 975 2550
Drawing Room Bar & Lounge is paying its respects to Sasha Petraske of Milk and Honey with their Bourbon cocktail. In honor of the great mixologist, the "Ward Eight" uses Milk and Honey with a slight Drawing Room twist. ($15) Drawing Room Bar & Lounge in The Shelborne Wyndham 1801 Collins Ave. Miami Beach FL
Momo Sushi Shack's Mapleberry cocktail celebrates the month with Maple wood & blackberry infused Bulliet bourbon, pressed lemon & orange, raw sugar-mint syrup ($15). Momo Sushi Shack in the Mondrian Miami 1100 West Ave. Miami Beach FL 305 514 1500
Makoto goes seasonal with their Makoto Old Fashioned, made with seasonal fruit infused maker's mark, orange and ginger. ($13). Makoto in the Bal Harbour Shops 9700 Collins Ave. Bal Harbour, FL. 305 864 8600
The Fontainebleau’s StripSteak by Michael Mina is offering an eye-catching, dramatic, tableside Bourbon Whiskey Ceremony. Beverage director Syed Ali has crafted an educational and entertaining experience that will be available to guests every day during Bourbon Heritage month. Priced at $35, the StripSteak Bourbon Whiskey Ceremony features Angel’s Envy bourbon; one of the country’s highest rated small batch bourbons. After presenting the bottle, guests will be treated to a quick general lesson on bourbon, Angel’s Envy bourbon and what ingredients will be paired with it during the ceremony. The process begins when the glass is smoked with cloves; while a peach – that has been compressed with bliss maple syrup and cloves for 24 hours – is torched. The glass is then assembled with the bourbon and peach and garnished with tangerine lace. All of the components in the ceremony are used to accentuate the flavor of the bourbon. StripSteak at The Fontainebleau 4441 Collins Ave. Miami FL 305 535 3283.
( Information provided by various sources. Images from Dolce Italian, The Drawing Room, Makoto and Momo Sushi Shack and provided by Carma PR )