Little Italy
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
- Strength
- 22.8%
- Std. drinks
- 1.86
- Calories
- 205
- Sugar
- 5.6 g
- 2 ozRye whiskey60 ml
- ¾ ozSweet vermouth23 ml
- ½ ozCynar15 ml
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Rabo de Galo.
Head to head
Little Italy and Rabo de Galo side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Sweet vermouth and Cynar in both, with a different spirit: rye in the Little Italy, cachaça in the Rabo de Galo. The Little Italy is stirred and served up; the Rabo de Galo is built over ice.
By the numbers
The Little Italy uses rye whiskey where the Rabo de Galo uses cachaça; both have sweet vermouth and Cynar. In parts, a Little Italy is 4 whiskey, 1½ vermouth and 1 Cynar; a Rabo de Galo is 3 cachaça, 1 vermouth and ¾ Cynar. By volume, the Little Italy is 62% spirit and 38% fortified wine and bitter; the Rabo de Galo is 63% spirit and 37% fortified wine and bitter. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Rabo de Galo is the stronger drink in the glass (25.0% ABV against 22.8%), but the Little Italy is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.86 standard drinks against 1.67). The Little Italy has more calories (about 205 against 185), with about the same sugar (5.6 g and 5.2 g). The Little Italy is stirred and served in a coupe; the Rabo de Galo is built and served in a rocks glass.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Rabo de Galo.
Martinis & Manhattans · Cachaça
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Little Italy.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Little Italy vs.
Rabo de Galo vs.