Cutting to the heart of Latin America's spirits.
Drink A Seat is a journey through Latin America’s spirits and stories, crafted from over twenty years behind the bar, in the distillery, and one long winding road.
Rooted in a lifelong love of Latin American culture, film, history, and flavors, it invites you to explore the drinks that shape the region’s soul.
From the bar to the distillery to the winding roads of Latin America, Drink A Seat is built on two decades of hands-on experience and boundless curiosity.
Custom beverage formulation rooted in place. Signature cocktails. Professional photography. Brand, distillery, and bar consulting. Private tastings—and more. Everything I offer is grounded in my story, driven by my own experiences, and shaped by the spirits and cultures of Latin America.
Toma Asiento, Drink A Seat
In 2008, while studying Spanish at the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico in San Germán, a Boricua friend smiled, motioned to an empty chair, and said, “Drink a seat.”
She meant toma asiento—“take a seat”—but the verb tomar can also mean “to drink" or “to take in,” depending on the context.
A small moment stuck with me (te mando saludos, Kat). It’s a little wordplay with a lot of heart—one that always brings me back to the joy of the journey.
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The Arc of Acre; When a Restaurant Opening and a Global Pandemic Collide
“I was opening a restaurant in NYC during the onset of the global pandemic. Cultivation of community through food, beverage, and design was central to the conception of Acre and I was tasked with doing so through beverage as the bar consultant.”
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2 oz Verjus
2 oz house made cola syrup with reishi
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
Mineral water
“The drink recipes I was developing for Acre were stopped in their tracks when Governor Cuomo announced that all indoor dining would be prohibited on March 16th, 2020… After the dust settled from the initial chaos of the pandemic, they [the recipes] were frozen in time just as I had left them -unfinished and untested. I made each recipe, photographed them, and published them for this class project, and it felt like closure.”
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