Papi in Portland, Maine, serves the Mami Chula as a rum-and-passion-fruit cocktail capped with Cava custard foam, giving guests a bright drink that can turn creamier and sweeter as they stir the top in. It reworks the Pornstar Martini format by turning the sparkling-wine element into a garnish rather than a side serve.
To make the cap, the bar reduces Cava by about 40 percent, then blends it into a custard base before charging it in an iSi canister. Served in a mini-milkshake glass, the topping holds apart from the liquid, so guests can control how much richness and tang they bring into each sip.
The mini-milkshake glass and the foam's staying power turn the cocktail into an interactive format, which gives Papi a distinct way to package a fruit-forward drink. Letting guests mix in sweetness themselves moves foam from visual garnish to functional ingredient, a useful approach for bars looking to make indulgent textures feel more flexible.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Functional Cocktail Foams
- Custard-style foams that alter sweetness, texture, and acidity create room for bars to turn garnishes into customizable flavor systems.
- Interactive Drink Formats
- Guest-controlled mixing moments introduce a more playful premium cocktail experience where texture and taste evolve throughout the serve.
- Dessert-inspired Mixology
- Creamy, custard-like elements in fruit-forward drinks blur the line between cocktails and desserts, opening space for indulgent yet adjustable beverage concepts.
Sectors Adopting This
- Cocktail Bars
- Layered foam applications give operators a distinctive way to differentiate signature serves while adding sensory value beyond standard presentation.
- Hospitality
- Memorable glassware and participatory drink builds support experiential dining models that make beverages feel more personalized and shareable.
- Foodservice Equipment
- Tools like iSi canisters and precision reduction methods become more relevant as venues experiment with stable, functional textures in beverage programs.
