At Ofélia, a cocktail bar in Brazil’s Belo Horizonte, guests can order by selecting one of 22 tarot cards, each representing a signature drink. If the Eremita card is selected, the corresponding drink is a high-end version of Xeque Mate, a popular Brazilian drink that features rum, iced yerba mate tea and guaraná soda. “It has already become the city’s flagship libation, and we decided to pay homage to it in our own way,” explains Bruce Moreira, the bar’s creative director. This is Ofélia’s contemporary spin on the democratic drink.
Eremita
Jocássia Coelho | Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 2 ounces rum
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- 4 ounces yerba mate tea, chilled
- a splash (about 1/4 ounce) of guaraná juice or soda
Garnish: lemon leaf and sugar cubes (optional)
Directions
- Add the rum and lemon juice to a mug.
- Fill the mug with ice.
- Add the yerba mate tea and top with a splash of guaraná.
- To serve as it’s presented at Ofélia, place the mug on a saucer, with a lemon leaf and sugar cubes on the side.