That '70s Show

A high-end lounge combines a retro vibe and swank cocktails on the shores of South Beach

- STORY BY TERRY ZARIKIAN

AS AN AVID extra dry martini drinker, I wasn't going to switch to the opposite extreme and be convinced to order Medium Cool's famous Cold AF Martini, a prebatched, frozen mix of Fords gin or Grey Goose vodka, Noilly Prat dry vermouth, Kleos Mastiha, Italicus, Ancho Reyes Verde, Filthy-branded olive brine, pepperoncini brine and celery bitters—but I did. A suave European bartender sold me on having the best martini anyone would dream of, and my predisposition to dry gin stirred with a twist went out the window.