Tyler Wolff of Ponte is the MICHELIN Guide Florida 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award Winner

"Guest-forward and elevated, this Tampa spot showcases a radical drink menu split down the middle with parallel classic and modern takes, led by Beverage Director and Sommelier Tyler Wolff, this year's MICHELIN Guide Florida Exceptional Cocktails Award winner. Tweaks are clever enough to keep favorites familiar yet boundary-pushing: an old fashioned built on Suntory Toki brings gentle smoke, kokuto sugar deepens caramelized nuttiness with black walnut bitters, and a touch of Amaro Montenegro replaces simple syrup for layered complexity; a cosmo can arrive 'singing' with lavender vodka and white cranberry juice. The team's ethos is to maintain the identity of a Manhattan, margarita, or old fashioned while making a considered twist. In this elevated setting, specialty ingredients also make an appearance, most notably a foie gras fat-washed WhistlePig rye cocktail, a hybrid of old fashioned and Manhattan accented with Averna, a hint of chocolate, and a kick of vermouth, whose aromatics lead and whose savory richness lingers long after the first sip; it's among the bar's most popular pours." - The MICHELIN Guide