The Rabo de Galo

The Rabo de Galo is a personal favorite and Brazil's brilliant answer to the Manhattan. It's deceptively simple, letting the barrel-aged cachaça's earthy funk shine against rich vermouth and the pleasant bitterness of Cynar. That expressed lime oil is the critical final touch.

Approximate ABV 26.7%
Approximate Price / Cocktail $3.56
Taste Foundation Bitter, Sweet
Taste Nuance Herbal, Fruity, Smoky

Recipe Ingredients

1.5 oz. (45 ml) Novo Fogo Organic Aged Cachaça Add to Cart
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino Add to Cart
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) Cynar Add to Cart
Expressed lime oil and lime peel for garnish

Recipe Directions

1. Chill your serving glass.
2. Combine the cachaça, vermouth, and Cynar in a mixing glass.
3. Fill the mixing glass with ice.
4. Stir until properly chilled.
5. Strain into your chilled glass.
6. Express the lime oil over the drink, then drop in the lime peel as garnish.

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