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Rabo de Galo recipe
IBA officialBuiltRocks glassCubed ice28% ABV190 kcal
The Rabo de Galo is a built rum cocktail from Brazil, made with cachaça, sweet vermouth, Cynar and more, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is bitter. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.
Brazil’s bar-counter classic of cachaça and vermouth. The name means rooster’s tail, a translation of cocktail.
Rabo de Galo ingredients
| Cachaça | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Sweet vermouth | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Cynar | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Angostura bitters | 2 drops |
How to make a Rabo de Galo
- Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
- Lift once gently with a barspoon.
- Garnish with an orange twist.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Orange twist
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Rabo de Galo: quick answers
- How strong is a Rabo de Galo?
- About 28% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 23 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Rabo de Galo?
- About 190 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Rabo de Galo served in?
- A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Rabo de Galo have?
- 4 in total: cachaça, sweet vermouth, Cynar and Angostura bitters. Simple enough to make at home.
