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Rabo de Galo

Cachaça stirred with sweet vermouth and bitter Cynar. Herbal and bittersweet — the everyday Brazilian drink behind the Caipirinha.

Base: Cachaça
Glass: Old fashioned glass
Method: Stir
Strength: 22.77% ABV

Ingredients

60 mlCachaça1 swap
White rummedium
Cleaner, less grassy
20 mlSweet Vermouth Cinzano Rosso1 swap
Any sweet red vermouthhigh
Brand-dependent
15 mlCynar
2 dropAngostura optional

How to make

Technique

Stir · 20–30s

Stirring chills and dilutes gently while keeping the drink silky and clear.

Combine all the ingredients into a rocks glass, add ice and stir briefly.

Serve

Glass

Old fashioned glassAlso fine: Double old fashioned glass, Rocks glass, Tumbler

Garnish

Garnish with a orange twist.Twist it over the surface, then drop it in.

Taste & nutrition

22.77%ABV

159kcal

2.14Drinks

StrengthBoozy

Sweet to dryOff-dry

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Stir, never shake — it stays clear and silky.

History

Year1950s

PlaceSão Paulo, Brazil

Created byPopularised by Cinzano

One of Brazil's best-known drinks, Rabo de Galo — "rooster's tail," a literal cocktail — pairs cachaça with sweet vermouth. It emerged in 1950s São Paulo after a Cinzano factory opened locally. Often served as a shot in humble bars, it has since climbed onto cocktail menus, sometimes with Cynar added. Proportions vary widely from region to region.

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