Rabo de Galo
The Rabo de Galo is an IBA Contemporary Classic: 4 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a rocks glass. That makes 110 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassRocks glass
In the glass110 ml
Strength27.2%
Ingredients
- 60 mlcachaça
- 20 mlsweet red vermouth
- 15 mlCynar
- 0.4 mlAngostura Bitters
Method
- Combine all the ingredients into a rocks glass, add ice and stir briefly.
Garnish: Garnish with a orange twist.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Properly dry: the 19th least sweet of 186, and what stays in the mouth is the spirit.
- round → sour
- No citrus to wake it up: it arrives round, the 16th least sour of 186.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 27.2%: 19th of 186, stronger than 90% of the catalogue.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on cachaça.
Five that come close
- Rob RoyBuilt on whisky and with scotch whisky in place of cachaça.
- Manhattan3 degrees stronger and built on whisky.
- TipperaryBuilt on whisky and with irish whiskey in place of cachaça.
- Gin & ItBuilt on gin and with gin in place of cachaça.
- Vieux CarréSweeter and built on whisky.
Every drink near the Rabo de Galo on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026