Official spec
- Cachaça60 ml
- Cinzano Rosso sweet red vermouth20 ml
- Cynar15 ml
- Angostura bittersoptional2 drops
Method
Combine all the ingredients in a rocks glass, add ice and stir briefly.
Garnish
Orange twist.
History
The name is the word-for-word Portuguese translation of "cock tail" and refers to a Brazilian drink of cachaça with red vermouth. Its history goes back to the 1950s and the opening of the Cinzano plant in São Paulo. The official IBA recipe adds Cynar and, optionally, Angostura bitters.
Sources: official IBA spec and Wikipedia.
Flavor
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Pairs with
bar snacks and charcuterie · barbecue · cheese · pasta · meat
The bitterness whets the appetite and cleans the palate between bites.