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DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH

SUPER BARTENDER SEBA GARCÍA’S SECRETS TO MAKING A FESTIVE AND
Seba García INNOVATIVE DRINK WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR WELL-BEING

ndigenous blends, fresh ingredients, characteristics, people tend to associate asking and trying to connect with the
and local products have turned cock- more with a salad, such as cucumber and person who is going to drink the cock-
Itails into a healthy and appetizing celery. And also pineapple, so you don’t tail. The appearance, the coasters, the
alternative that is drawing more fans need to add more sugar.” glasses are also important. In fact, we
by the day. Seba García—bartender at Seba stresses that staying hydrated work with glassware from antique shops.
Leo Messi’s wedding and lead bartender while drinking is key, and that’s why But most of all, the cocktail is about
at Presidente, a sophisticated bar and cocktails are served with a glass of water aroma, color, and flavor.”
restaurant in Buenos Aires’ La Recoleta on the side. Another one of his secrets is One of the bar’s signature cocktails
neighborhood, where the soccer player his talent for coordinating and individu- is the Buenos Aires Zombie, which con-
is a regular—is committed to appreci- alizing every detail, working closely with tains distilled local fruit, rum, and is
ating local, native ingredients and edu- the chefs so the menu’s local ingredi- served in a ceramic obelisk in honor of
cating consumers so they know and ents and flavors are perfectly paired with the city’s symbol. The last time Messi
understand what’s in their drinks and the drinks. “For me, the secret to a good visited the bar with a couple of child-
where they come from. “People can have cocktail is experience. In Presidente, we hood friends, he drank a toast with the
healthy cocktails if the ingredients are don’t think of it as just a liquid and we bar and kitchen staff. “With Messi we ISTOCK; COURTESY OF SEBA GARCIA
fresh and prepared well. In our case, for start when we welcome you at the bar. drink a toast to dreams; if one of them
example, we squeeze limes every day. We Some come to celebrate, others to nurse comes true, he has to come back.” n
use ingredients that, because of their a broken heart. The experience starts by —ANGELA LANG

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