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hough only six years behind the bar, Brazilian bartender Thiago Augusto has worked at some of the top venues in Rio de Janeiro, including Restaurante Casa Momus, the Grand Hyatt Rio, and now the Spirit Copa Bar at the city’s luxurious Fairmont Hotel at Copacabana Beach. In 2019 and 2020, Thiago won first place in a competition to recognize the “Best Caipirinha” among all hotel bartenders in Rio, and also last year the Spirit Copa Bar was announced as one of the “Best International Hotel Bars” in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the Tales of the Cocktail 2020 Spirited Awards. In addition to creating cocktails and homemade infusions for tourists and locals at his bar, he also hosts cocktail workshops for hotel guests and works on large events in the city (including New Year’s Eve, Carnival, and international fairs and congresses).
THIAGO AUGUSTO SPIRIT COPA BAR, FAIRMONT HOTEL RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL
SIGNATURE COCKTAIL In tribute to the famous Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, the first European to reach India by sea, his “7 Mares” cocktail:
7 MARES
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ml White rum ml Dark rum (spiced) ml Fresh pineapple juice ml Amaro Lucano ml Mate ml Orgeat de Brazilian mix nuts (cashew nut and almonds)
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3 dashes Brazilian coffee bitters 10 ml Tahiti lemon juice Method: Throwing Ice: Crushed Glass: Glass tiki Decoration: Pineapple crown, dehydrated lemon and coffee mixer over the ice
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