Founder and Master Bartender
Julio Cabrera
Founder and Master Bartender, Café La Trova
- Discipline
- Founder and Master Bartender
- Based in
- Miami, Florida, United States
Made By record
Awards & recognition
2 total
2 winners
i. Biography
Julio Cabrera is the founder and master bartender of Café La Trova in Miami’s Little Havana, where he has helped establish the bar as a showcase for Cuban cantinero culture and classic cocktail service. Official and trade coverage describe him as the world famous Maestro Cantinero behind Café La Trova, and industry profiles note that he opened the bar in Miami after decades working as a cantinero in Cuba, Italy, Cancún, and Miami. He was named American Bartender of the Year at the 2019 Spirited Awards, and later coverage describes him as an award-winning master cantinero and co-owner of Café La Trova.
