Finally got around to trying this after realizing my grocery store carries Bawls Guarana. Weird it was the unsweetened yerba that was hard to find. As written it’s a bit dry for me bit the guarana soda is pretty good so i just doubled it to 4oz still not particularly sweet and refreshing af!
It's not often that I'd be drinking before my mid-afternoon caffeine cutoff--but the day of the super bowl is a perfect day to try this! Gonna see if I can find some mate and guarana at my local specialty market while I'm picking up mustard for bratwurst. Thanks for the always polished, thoughtful, and concise videos, Derek!
Interesting. I am brazilian, and never heard of this. I suppose it is more common around the Belo Horizonte area, and I live in a different city. But I'll sure try it out, it sounds delicious. Myself, I like to use guaraná soda in a Gin and Tonic riff, only subbing the tonic for guaraná. The botanicals in the gin pair really well with the guaraná, I think. Cheers!
Just in time for Carnaval. If you iive in a big town, chances are you have a Brazilian market nearby where you can find Guarana. I need to try guarana syrup.
If I remember Red Bull actually uses guarana, so the comment in the middle that it smells like Red Bull isn't too far off base. Being a spirit, with lime, and soda this feels like a tea infused Mule. Fun note that in Spanish checkmate is pronounced similar to he-ke-ma-te. It really rolls off the tongue.
Never seen Bawls, but Guarana Antarctica is often available at my Latin American grocery store. I also have plenty of loose leaf mate, so I guess I can keep this drink in mind.
White Rum in a brazilian drink? Rare... I'm brazilian, never heard of this, but I'll give it a try (original recipe and another one with white cachaça instead)
Thanks for bring us cocktail sensations from across the globe. I noticed you used lime juice instead of lemon juice. The Punch article calls out lemon juice. Can you share why you went with lime?
The canned version is made with limão which is lime. The translation to English is not exact when you’re looking at a lot of recipes from South America or Mexico. You’ll often see limão or limon translated to lemon when it’s really lime. (Hopefully that’s right) Guessing you could take a lot of liberties with the recipe since it’s been adapted so much.
Glad to help, Derek! I already shared the video with some friends! Hope you can make more videos showcasing Brazilian cocktails in the future!
Cheers!
World Market often stocks the Guarana soda you showed.
Finally got around to trying this after realizing my grocery store carries Bawls Guarana. Weird it was the unsweetened yerba that was hard to find. As written it’s a bit dry for me bit the guarana soda is pretty good so i just doubled it to 4oz still not particularly sweet and refreshing af!
depending on where you are, latin grocery stores usually carry guarana antarctica in both cans and bottles!
It's not often that I'd be drinking before my mid-afternoon caffeine cutoff--but the day of the super bowl is a perfect day to try this! Gonna see if I can find some mate and guarana at my local specialty market while I'm picking up mustard for bratwurst. Thanks for the always polished, thoughtful, and concise videos, Derek!
Interesting. I am brazilian, and never heard of this. I suppose it is more common around the Belo Horizonte area, and I live in a different city. But I'll sure try it out, it sounds delicious. Myself, I like to use guaraná soda in a Gin and Tonic riff, only subbing the tonic for guaraná. The botanicals in the gin pair really well with the guaraná, I think. Cheers!
This drinks born in the Sapucaia street the one of the most old street of Belo Horizonte. In pubs the name Mi corazion and another pubs in the area .
Well, I really hope it gets more popular because it sounds delicious!
Just in time for Carnaval. If you iive in a big town, chances are you have a Brazilian market nearby where you can find Guarana. I need to try guarana syrup.
Never expected to see a cocktail made using Guarana!
Some smaller South / Central American mom & pop grocers may carry Guarana Antartica
If I remember Red Bull actually uses guarana, so the comment in the middle that it smells like Red Bull isn't too far off base. Being a spirit, with lime, and soda this feels like a tea infused Mule.
Fun note that in Spanish checkmate is pronounced similar to he-ke-ma-te. It really rolls off the tongue.
Never seen Bawls, but Guarana Antarctica is often available at my Latin American grocery store. I also have plenty of loose leaf mate, so I guess I can keep this drink in mind.
I'm Brazilian and this seems perfectly accurate!
White Rum in a brazilian drink? Rare... I'm brazilian, never heard of this, but I'll give it a try (original recipe and another one with white cachaça instead)
Heh. Bawls.
Confirmed: Derek likes BAWLS
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Thanks for bring us cocktail sensations from across the globe. I noticed you used lime juice instead of lemon juice. The Punch article calls out lemon juice. Can you share why you went with lime?
Brazilian cocktails rarely use lemon (it is much more expensive than lime). It is also the juice used in the original recipe.
The canned version is made with limão which is lime. The translation to English is not exact when you’re looking at a lot of recipes from South America or Mexico. You’ll often see limão or limon translated to lemon when it’s really lime. (Hopefully that’s right)
Guessing you could take a lot of liberties with the recipe since it’s been adapted so much.
@@makeanddrink Brazilian PT uses the same word for lemons and limes, so it's easy to mix up.
I did not expect BAWLS, the soda of my college LAN party years to appear on this channel