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· The Cold Bar · Coming Fall 2026 ·

A hidden room.
Zero proof. All craft.

Spiritless craft cocktails and artisan shaved ice, built the way a proper speakeasy builds a drink — fresh herbs, house-made syrups, bitters, and a slow hand. No alcohol, no compromise.

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A Small Leak

Four bases, quietly in testing.

Every drink on the eventual menu — cocktail or shaved ice — starts as a concentrate, built slow and tasted for weeks before it earns a spot. Here's what's on the bench for fall.

Base No. 1
Smoked Root
whiskey's understudy

Eight roots and barks, slow-smoked instead of distilled — the barrel-and-oak character of a good bourbon, built entirely from plants. Dark, warming, a little dangerous-tasting for something with zero proof.

Testing as: Old Fashioned pour & smoked shaved ice
Base No. 2
Spiced Hibiscus
sorrel, dressed for fall

Hibiscus steeped overnight with ginger, cinnamon, clove, and allspice — the Caribbean Christmas drink, tuned for October instead of December. Tart up front, warm on the finish.

Testing as: spiced spritz & ruby shaved ice
Base No. 3
Pomegranate & Grapefruit
the harvest jewel-box

Tart pomegranate against bitter-bright grapefruit — the two fruits that actually peak as the weather turns. Built to look as good as it drinks, jewel-red in the glass.

Testing as: bittersweet coupe & layered shave
Base No. 4
Coffee & Molasses
dessert, in a glass

Slow-steeped cold brew against dark Florida molasses — closer to gingerbread than to a latte. The one we keep testing at 4pm and calling it "research."

Testing as: affogato-style pour & coffee-molasses shave
Still in the lab: names, exact pours, and pricing are all still moving — this is a peek at the flavor work, not a final menu. The real thing lands Fall 2026.
How It's Served

Two ways in, same craft.

Every base on the bench is built to work both ways — a proper glass, or shattered over ice.

Spiritless Craft Cocktails

Muddled herbs, hand-cut citrus, bitters, and house syrups — shaken and strained like the real thing, minus the proof. Served in proper glassware, garnished like it matters.

Artisan Shaved Ice

Spiral-shaved and layered with the same cold-brewed infusions as the cocktails — the bar's finesse, built for a Florida afternoon on the porch.