{"id":1015877,"date":"2026-08-21T23:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1015877\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:17:12","slug":"houstons-starduster-lounge-puts-its-spin-on-the-viral-martini-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1015877\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Starduster Lounge puts its spin on the viral martini trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Houston\u2019s cocktail scene is always finding a new way to shake things up, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardusterheights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.stardusterheights.com\/\">Starduster Lounge<\/a> in the Heights is joining the fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Justin Ware, operations director for First Rodeo Hospitality, shows how to make two standout cocktails from the neighborhood bar \u2014 including its take on a passion fruit martini that\u2019s been making waves on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The Viral Passion Fruit Martini combines vodka, passion fruit, lime and vanilla, served with a side of dry sparkling wine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Ware also showed us the Starduster Cowgirl, a more elevated take featuring vodka, clarified passion fruit, Lo-Fi sweet vermouth, vanilla and sparkling wine. The cocktail is carbonated and comes with a side of Starduster\u2019s signature shot made with vodka, grapefruit, passion fruit and edible glitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Located in the Houston Heights, Starduster Lounge is a neighborhood cocktail bar with a West Texas-inspired menu and an agave-forward program featuring tequila, mezcal and sotol, along with whiskey and classic cocktails. The intimate bar has a horseshoe-shaped setup, while the spacious back patio offers plenty of seating for larger groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Starduster also offers non-alcoholic beers and cocktails. Guests of all ages are welcome until 7 p.m.; after that, the bar is strictly 21 and over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Want to see how the cocktails come together? Watch the demo above.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Houston\u2019s cocktail scene is always finding a new way to shake things up, and Starduster Lounge&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1015878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[28575,7179,4345,32958,358,3187],"class_list":["post-1015877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-drinks","tag-food-and-drinks","tag-houston","tag-houston-life","tag-texas","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117136054622957739","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1015877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1015878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1015877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1015877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}