Classic Cocktails · Aperitifs & Digestifs
Rabo de Galo
Brazil's 'rooster's tail' — a bittersweet cachaça Manhattan.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Period
- 1950s
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Cachaça50 ml
- Sweet vermouth25 ml
- Cynar25 ml
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Orange zest
- Technique
- Stirred
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Fill an old fashioned glass with ice.
- 02
Pour all ingredients into the glass.
- 03
Stir gently for 10–15 seconds.
- 04
Express an orange zest over the drink.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Grassy cane, artichoke, orange
- Finish
- Bittersweet
- Character
- Stirred Brazilian aperitivo
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Born in 1950s São Paulo when Italian vermouth makers promoted mixing with local cachaça; the name translates 'cocktail' literally.
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