Mariena Mercer Boarini

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Bar: Wynn
Instagram: @mariena_the_wanderlush_

Mariena Mercer Boarini is an anchor of the Las Vegas resorts bar world and has a love for whimsical cocktails that reflect her desert home. She was inspired by the romance of Cachaça and the warmth and passion of Brazilian cuisine as well as its classic cocktail the Caipirinha. Enamored with alchemy, Mariena focused on the lushness, “hogo”, and passion of Avuá, while balancing it with the brightness of passion fruit and exotic spices.

Passion Fruit Caipirinha

ALL-NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Avuá Prata Cachaça — Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Lime Juice — Guangdong, China
Passion Fruit Juice — Bukidnon, Philippines
Vanilla Flavor — Long An, Vietnam
Cardamom Extract — Oxnard, California
Lemon Grass Oil — Oxnard, California

Avuá Cachaça

CARMO, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Produced by third-generation master distiller Katia Espirito Santo in the hills four hours inland from Rio de Janeiro. Avuá harvests single-estate cane from Katia’s farm, presses, and ferments with wild yeast, and then distills in a traditional pot still fired by the remnants of the cane and a waterwheel. Avuá is an homage to 1950’s Rio de Janeiro jetset of Bossa nova and Copacabana Beach.