Miami - June 09, 2009

Ty One On

Ty Ku Liqueur

Girl: One more sugar-rimmed pink cocktail and I’m going to barf. Frankly, girl’s night out blows.

Bartender: Want some Ty Ku instead?

Girl: Oh, I don’t take drugs from strangers.

Bartender: Actually, it’s a premium liqueur made from Asian vodka called soju. It’s enhanced with superfruits and teas like yuzu, mangosteen, Tibetan goji berry, and ginseng.

Girl: The anti-intoxicants?

Bartender: Antioxidants, plus vitamins and amino acids. And it’s got a nice citrus flavor profile, as we in the biz like to say. It’s great straight, on the rocks, or mixed in a margarita or mojito.

Girl: Ech. Already drank my cocktail calorie quota.

Bartender: Ty Ku is low-cal, low-sugar, low-carb. Less than 100 calories a serving. Plus, check this out.

Girl: Is that a green glow?

Bartender: Yup, world’s only illuminating bottle. It’s won all kinds of design awards.

Girl: How very cosmopolitan.

Served at Enso, 433 Lincoln Road, South Beach (305-534-3676); Philippe, Gansevoort South, 2305 Collins Avenue, South Beach (305-674-0250). Bottles available at Azul Spirits & Wine, 1414 20th Street, South Beach (305-538-2985). For more information, go to trytyku.com.