Rabo de Galo
The Rabo de Galo is a bitter spirit-forward cocktail made with Cachaça, Sweet Vermouth and Cynar. It is built and served in a rocks glass, about 31% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Served
- On Rocks
- Strength
- About 31% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Bitter
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 60mlCachaça
- 20mlSweet Vermouth
- 15mlCynar
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.
Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.
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)
All swaps for Cachaça, Sweet Vermouth and Cynar
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