12 months, 12 drinks Brazil

After the delicious “12 months, 12 dishes”. Here comes the unmissable “12 months, 12 drinks”!

Starting in June, every month, in the bars of the Vila Galé Paulista, Rio de Janeiro*, Salvador and Fortaleza* hotels, and in Vila Galé Café, there will be a drink with a fixed price of R$ 16,00 (Brazilian reais)*!

*plus 10% taxes.

Wonderful drinks every month!

Get to know our suggestions for each month:

• June – Moskow Mule

  • Opening the series “12 months, 12 drinks”, the Moskow Mule will be our June cocktail. This delicious drink came about when two friends, one who sold vodka, and the other who sold ginger beer, joined forces to promote their products. They met at a bar in New York and combined vodka and ginger with lemon juice, sugar and soda water, which went very well and resulted in one of the most requested drinks in recent times.

• July – Red Snapper

  • In July it will be the turn of the Red Snapper, which contains gin, salt, pepper, pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and tomato juice. This is a tasty version of the classic Red Snapper cocktail! The name does justice to the drink: red and strong. It’s a classic Bloody Mary with gin. Swapping out the vodka provides a new, tasty, spicy, tangy drink with a botanical twist on the gin finish.

• August – Negroni

  • The Negroni will represent the month of August. This Cocktail was first made in 1919 at Caffè Casoni (formerly Caffè Giacosa, now called Caffè Roberto Cavalli), located on Via de’ Tornabuoni in Florence, Italy. Count Camillo Negroni made the arrangement by asking bartender Fosco Scarselli to make his favourite cocktail, the Americano, stronger by adding gin instead of the usual sparkling water. It takes gin, Campari and Red Vermouth.

• September – Sakerinha

  • In September we will have the Sakerinha Galé, with national sake, lemon, strawberry, ginger, basil and sugar syrup. This cocktail is signed by Bartender Nuno Teixeira, at Vila Galé Fortaleza, in January 2021. To the traditional freshness of the Strawberry Sakerinha we add the peppery flavour of the ginger and the Basil aroma.

• October – Gin Basil Smash

  • October will be the season for Gin Basil Smash. It is an adaptation of a drink created in July 2008, initially called Gin Pesto, which easily became popular as Gin Basil Smash, with the aroma and freshness of basil, citrus acidity and the botanical aroma of Gin. Try it! This drink features Gin, basil, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

• November – Passion Fruit Mojito

  • In November, Passion Fruit Mojito, with rum, mint, passion fruit, lemon juice, sugar syrup and soda water, this more than 100-year-old cocktail does not have its origin as well documented as the Daiquiri or the Cuba-Libre. It is known that it was created at night in Havana with ingredients native to the Caribbean. In addition to rum, it contains sugar (or syrup), mint, lemon and sparkling water. At the bars of Vila Galé Brazil, we reinterpreted this fantastic cocktail. We added passion fruit, leading to an exceptional finish in the palate.

• December – Red Sangria

  • December’s novelty will be the Red Sangria, with lemon, orange, strawberry, sugar, Brandy, orange liquor, red wine and Sprite. Sangria is also well known and is based on a mixture of red wine, pieces of fruit, sugar and Sprite. It can include other drinks like spirits and liquors. It should be savoured chilled, always with ice. Traditionally, it is a drink associated with Portugal and Spain, the only countries where it can be produced and exported according to European Union rules and where it has been present since at least the beginning of the 19th century.

• January 2022 – Campari Spritz

  • Opening 2022: Campari Spritz. The refreshing Campari Spritz became a fever in the European summer before landing in Brazil. It combines the Bitter Italian Campari, with sparkling water and Brut Sparkling Wine.

• February 2022 – Torquay Gin Pink

  • During the Carnival season, February, the focus will be on Torquay Gin Pink, the first 100% national Pink Gin. Produced at the Stoliskoff distillery, it is infused with strawberry and mint, and it is made from our award-winning
    London Dry gin, which won the award for second best national gin. Pink Gin is here to express the power of its flavour, a light and very refreshing drink. Perfect for preparing G&T’s. It combines the flavour of juniper with the freshness of mint to create a unique experience for those who enjoy it. Its recipe includes strawberry, mint, 40% Alc. by Vol. and Schweppes tonic water.

• March 2022 – Côco Loco

  • In March 2022, a new version of the Mexican Côco Loco debuts. A cocktail with vodka, coconut milk, coconut water, sweetened condensed milk and Cranberry syrup. The Côco Loco is a cocktail of Mexican origin, from the Oaxaca region, made with rum, mezcal, coconut milk and coconut water.

• April 2022 – Long Island Iced Tea

  • The Long Island Iced Tea arrives in April 2022. Made with vodka, rum, gin, tequila, orange liquor, lemon juice, sugar syrup and Coca Cola, Long Island Iced Tea was first served in 1970 by bartender Robert Butt at the Oak Beach Inn bar. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, rum, gin, tequila, orange liquor, with 11⁄2 parts sour and a touch of cola soda.

• May 2022 – Cosmopolitan Twist

  • Closing the series, in May 2022, we will have another remake. This time, the famous Cosmopolitan Twist. This drink gained even more attention during the 1990s. At that time, this drink was made popular among young women, especially because it was often featured in the TV show “Sex and the City”. It will include vodka, orange liquor, lemon and redcurrant juice.