Broken Shaker Bar

after popping up (literally) at venues throughout the city, the master mixologists behind the broken shaker have found a permanent home at the freehand, a ?luxury? hostel that dares to be both hip and inexpensive. each night, the bar fills up with guests and locals alike, all clamoring to see which garden-fresh herbs and spices have made it into tonight's menu of handcrafted cocktails. seaweed-infused tequila is as likely to be sipped as bourbon mixed with locally loved panther coffee.cool kids love to play and pose around the pool and in the lush courtyard of the upscale hostel, the freehand, home to mid-beach's evergreen of mixology, the broken shaker. pastel-tinted walls, old florida artifacts, vintage signage, a hodgepodge of kitschy chairs and string lights interwoven among the palm trees together create a yesteryear beach scene for today's hipster. the progressive cocktail list changes several times monthly, often dictated by what's in season, what's growing on-property in the garden, and the whims of shaker's master bartenders (who helped the bar rank as a james beard award semi-finalist). the tiki drinks range from light, tropical libations (at press time we love the ?dollywood??vodka with rose hip, local soursop, lime and bittercube bitters) to downright meal substitutes: try the ?cowboy breakfast old fashioned?? chicory-infused mellow corn whiskey and old forester bourbon with pork belly bitters and maple.