It is 7 p.m. on a Thursday, peak hour at Miami’s famed Cuban bar Cafe La Trova in Little Havana, and world-renowned grasp cantinero Julio Cabrera is drying off freshly washed cocktail glasses and cleansing up on the bar. Simply two hours earlier than, he was inducted right into a bartender corridor of fame, however as a substitute of merely celebrating and mingling amongst his friends, he is busy ensuring two freshly crafted daiquiris have the right quantity of lime juice, {that a} man on the bar is joyful along with his “Presidente” cocktail, and he is ensuring a spherical of piña coladas look excellent for desk quantity 4 — all along with his signature cantinero apparel (a superbly crisp burgundy go well with) and a gleaming smile on his face…
