With good humor and good drinks, Jaguara entertains Curitiba's nightlife scene

After being sure that it is the right address, and entering what appears to be a little hell, the impression is that you have crossed a portal. Right away you are struck by a large bottle rack in the shape of a jaguar's head and a beautiful illuminated counter, where I recommend sitting down and ordering your first cocktail.

Opened in December 2021, the jaguar It's a bar that doesn't want to take itself too seriously, and that's clear from the name itself. In the South, it is a slang used to friendly call someone a scoundrel or a bastard. Calling itself a “society of friends of the jaguar”, the expression does not have the meaning we imagine. In the cocktail bar, the measurements are in “ounces” (from “ounce” in English), and this is the origin of the illuminated sign in one of the rooms.

Creativity doesn't stop here. Upon opening the menu, we came across names like “Amaro Tchan” (R$ 36), a sour based on jambu and amaro averna; “Creaminosa” (R$36), a creamy sour with Jerez Cream and passion fruit; and “Legalmente Louro” (R$38), based on pisco and bay leaf bitters, spices and fine Jerez.

The decor is all vintage and it's difficult not to take photos of the crockery with leopard motifs, which match the print on the attendants' uniforms.

Jaguara's letter

The bartender and owner Gabriel Figueira , 29 years old, became interested in the world of cocktails after watching a scene from a film about author Truman Capote in which he drinks a dry martini. He thought the scene was beautiful, even though he had no idea, at the time, what that drink would taste like.

After contact with big names in Curitiba and national mixology, such as Igor Bishop It is Vinicius Kodama decided to work in the area, and today he attributes much of his knowledge and experience to these professionals and other professional colleagues with whom he worked later, such as Jaci Andrade , Julio Perbich , Oberdan Batista It is Ariel Todeschini .

Gabriel explains that the menu is made up only of signature cocktails , divided by technique and alcohol content. There are blended cocktails (all low alcohol and carbonated), shakes (moderate alcohol content and balanced in acidity, sweetness and with a touch of a third element, such as spicy, herbal, bitter) and stirred cocktails ( with high alcohol content and with classic drink structures, such as the negroni, martini and similar).

Different cocktail profiles