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Less than two years later he was on “Dancing With the Stars” dressed like a frozen daiquiri, looking for salvation.

Perhaps it's Miami's party-heavy vacation reputation coupled with the south Florida humidity and heat that have made the frozen daiquiri a signature cocktail here.

"In the 1990s and early 2000s, everything was around the frozen daiquiri in cities like Miami and New Orleans," says Cuba-born Julio Cabrera, owner and "cantinero" of contemporary Cuban bar and restaurant Café La Trova in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood.

The drink itself is a blend of coffee concentrate, ice cream mix, whole milk, brandy, and coffee liqueur, but the magic is in the machine: frozen Irish coffee is churned out into a creamy consistency more akin to a Wendy's Frosty than a frozen daiquiri, which you, of course, can find at any number of nearby Bourbon Street bars.

“That’s a functional garnish,” says Chevy Farrell, 36, the beverage director at No Man’s Land in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Since long before the first swim-up bar plopped an orchid atop a frozen daiquiri, petals have been rimmed around glasses for visual appeal.