Chilled Drink of the Week: Against All Odds

Created by Chilled 100’s Mario Salas for BAYOU RUM

Chilled Drink of the Week: Bayou Rum Against All Odds

Chilled Drink of the Week: Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz. Bayou Spiced Rum
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
  • 3/4 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
  • 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Cane Syrup (1:1)
  • 2 dashes of Orange Bitters
  • Top Off with Club Soda

Preparation: Add all ingredients to a tin, shake and fine strain over rocks.
Garnish with a gator tail (watermelon rind cut with scissors) and star anise.


Meet Mario Salas

Chilled 100 Member Miami, Florida

Mario’s alma mater is Saxon + Parole in New York City, where he and his team took home ‘Best New Restaurant Bar in the World’ in 2013 at Tales of the Cocktail. Prior to that, he was working out west helping to open bars in Portland, Oregon. But it was behind the stick at Manhattan’s Locanda Verde in TriBeCa, circa 2009, where Mario learned the ropes.

When I moved to New York at the age of 21, I never intended to make a career in hospitality, but while working in bars to make ends meet, my profession slowly revealed itself. My mentor, Naren Young, took me under his wing at Locanda and showed me the history behind the classics and why we, as a society, imbibed with purpose. I love the history of cocktails – it has become my own personal time machine to the past – and it inspires me to think outside the box when I’m given an opportunity to create something new.

My inspiration for ‘Against All Odds’ comes from the spirit of those first American revolutionaries over 200 years ago. It was their resilience that freed our country from tyranny, and paved the way for future generations till the end of time. Bayou rum has taken the Caribbean’s favorite spirit and is doing something special – creating it right in our own backyard. I’m honored to share my palate for sugar cane spirits filled with rich, dark textures and spices.

“Now after almost a decade away from my hometown of Miami, I’ve come home to share my experiences with new friends and family.”

Mario Salas - Chilled 100 Ambassador, Miami

Mario Salas – Chilled 100 Ambassador, Miami

Mario has recently done stints in the capital of Latino glamour at both Broken Shaker and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila.