Bartender serves drinks at famous Havana bar

Bartender serves drinks at famous Havana bar

HAVANA, Cuba - A bartender serves drinks at the Floridita, a famous bar in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 20, 2014. The United States announced changes in its policy toward Cuba the same month to normalize relations between the two countries.

San Franciscan poses at famous Havana bar

San Franciscan poses at famous Havana bar

HAVANA, Cuba - An American traveler from San Francisco poses by a statue of Ernest Hemingway at the Floridita, a famous bar in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 20, 2014. He entered Cuba via Mexico. The United States announced changes in its policy toward Cuba the same month to normalize relations between the two countries.

American gets honorable mention in int'l cocktail contest in Cuba

American gets honorable mention in int'l cocktail contest in Cuba

American bartender John Lermayer (L) from Miami, Florida, gets an honorable mention at the international Daiquiri King cocktail competition in Havana on July 23, 2015, the first time an American has taken part in the event. The competition took place at El Floridita bar, frequented by American writer Ernest Hemingway, three days after the restoration of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic ties. The winner was Cuban bartender Petro Ivan Rodriguez (C). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. bartender participates in Cuba cocktail contest

U.S. bartender participates in Cuba cocktail contest

John Christian Lermayer from Miami, Florida, makes a cocktail at El Floridita, a bar frequented by Ernest Hemingway, in Havana on July 23, 2015. Lermayer competed in an international cocktail competition held there and won a special prize. The United States and Cuba reestablished diplomatic relations, severed in 1961, on July 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo