Rabo de Galo
IBA officialBuiltOn RocksRocks glass
Ingredients
- Cachaça60ml2 oz
- Sweet Vermouth20ml⅔ oz
- Cynar15ml½ oz
How to make it
Add all ingredients to a rocks glass, fill with ice and stir briefly. Garnish with an orange twist. IBA allows 2 drops of Angostura bitters as an option.
About the Rabo de Galo
Portuguese for 'rooster's tail', a literal translation of 'cocktail'. Brazil's bittersweet cachaça classic took off in 1950s São Paulo after Cinzano started making vermouth locally.
Missing something?
- No cachaça? Use Rhum Agricole (Both are sugarcane-juice spirits)
- No cachaça? Use White Rum (Cleaner, less grassy)
- No sweet vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
- No cynar? Use Amaro Nonino (Lighter and more orangey)
- No cynar? Use Campari (Brighter and more bitter)