La Standard, led by VP of Beverage Operations Trevor Tyler, provides an elevated ingesting expertise that transports company to Mexico Metropolis.
Photographs by Stan Lee
Trevor Tyler, VP of Beverage Operations for La Standard
Recognized for its daring strategy, La Standard brings collectively the best Mexican spirits, with an emphasis on agave-based choices like tequila and mezcal. Nonetheless, the bar additionally shines a highlight on the rising star of Mexico’s beverage panorama: Mexican Rum. Whereas tequila and mezcal are sometimes the primary spirits that come to thoughts when serious about Mexico, Mexican Rum is on the rise in recognition. With a variety of profiles from candy and fruity to wealthy and spicy, it provides a versatility that’s very best for crafting complicated cocktails.
Yucatan Toucan, a clarified mezcal punch introduced with a flamed sugar dice
For the bar’s beverage program, Tyler selected to focus on Dakabend, a premium Oaxacan rum with a definite taste profile that blends the qualities of cachaça, rhum agricole, and Jamaican rum. Distilled utilizing conventional strategies tailored from mezcal manufacturing, Dakabend is constructed from contemporary high-mountain sugar cane and crafted in traditional mezcal pot stills. This artisanal course of reveals a richness and complexity to the rum, influenced by Oaxaca’s distinctive terroir.
Oaxacan Jellyfish with Dakabend Oaxacan rum, pineapple, lime, blue lemongrass, coconut cream, and a lemongrass smoke bubble
Maybe essentially the most intriguing cocktail on the menu is the Oaxacan Jellyfish, which completely showcases Dakabend’s distinctive character. This drink blends the rum with tropical flavors like pineapple, coconut cream, and lime, in addition to a blue spirulina lemongrass syrup for a vibrant coloration and refreshing style. A contact of saltwater enhances the flavors, very like how salt elevates the style of a cookie. The cocktail is then topped with a lemongrass smoke bubble, including an fragrant layer that enhances the rum’s fruity and natural complexity, in addition to a visually interesting expertise. This considerate mixture of substances creates a whimsical but refined drink that not solely highlights the flexibility of Mexican Rum, but additionally embodies La Standard’s dedication to providing an immersive, sensory expertise.
Forbidden Paradise Mule with Siete Leguas Blanco tequila, contemporary ginger, lime, ardour fruit, chamoy, and bee pollen
As Tyler designs each cocktail with the intention of balancing creativity, taste, and visible attraction, company are handled to drinks which can be as pleasing to the eyes as they’re to the palate. Whether or not having fun with the Oaxacan Jellyfish or exploring one other creative cocktail, La Standard ensures every go to is a memorable expertise that leaves company keen to go to once more.
Carajillo with Licor 43, espresso, vanilla cream
