3 Porch Cocktails (make your neighbors jealous)

Three easy summer porch-pounder cocktails: the Enzoni (a juicy gin and Campari sour with muddled grapes), the Belmont Jewel (a sparkling bourbon drink with pomegranate grenadine and oloroso sherry), and the Rabo de Galo (a bold spirit-forward Brazilian classic with barrel-aged cachaca, sweet vermouth, and Cynar). Simple to make and even easier to drink.

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5m Prep

5m Total

1 Servings

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Ingredients

The Belmont Jewel

1.5 oz Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon
0.75 oz fresh lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.5 oz pomegranate grenadine (good quality)
0.5 oz Lustau Oloroso Don Nuno Sherry
2.5 oz Topo Chico sparkling mineral water (club soda also works)
1 sprig mint sprig (for garnish) optional

The Enzoni

5 whole seedless grapes (muddled (red or green))
1 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
1 oz Campari
0.75 oz fresh lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.5 oz semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
1 whole grape (for garnish) optional

The Rabo de Galo

1.5 oz Novo Fogo Barrel-Aged Cachaca (barrel-aged preferred)
0.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (sweet vermouth)
0.25 oz Cynar
1 piece lime peel (expressed over drink, for garnish) optional

Steps

The Belmont Jewel

1

In a shaking tin, add 1.5 oz bourbon, 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz pomegranate grenadine, and 1/2 oz oloroso sherry.

Tip: The sherry really makes this drink sing.

~1 min
2

Add ice and shake. Fill another lowball glass with ice and strain the cocktail over it, topping with about 2 to 3 oz of sparkling water (or club soda).

~2 min
3

Garnish with a sprig of mint. Give it a smack to wake it up, then plop it in.

~1 min

The Enzoni

1

Drop 5 grapes into a small cheater tin and muddle them into a grape mush.

Tip: Grapes are poisonous for dogs - never let your dog have this cocktail.

~1 min
2

In the larger tin, add 1 oz gin, 1 oz Campari, 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice, and 1/2 oz semi-rich simple syrup. Combine with the muddled grapes.

~1 min
3

Add ice and shake until everything is well incorporated. Double strain into a chilled lowball glass over a large chunk of ice (or smaller cubes), straining out all the grape bits. Garnish with a grape and enjoy.

Tip: Double straining removes the grape skins for a clean texture.

~2 min

The Rabo de Galo

1

In a mixing glass, add 1.5 oz cachaca (barrel-aged preferred), 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, and 1/4 oz Cynar.

Tip: A barrel-aged cachaca is a little reminiscent of whiskey and pairs well here. This drink has no citrus and is not sweet - it's a spirit-forward sipper.

~1 min
2

Add ice and stir. In a rocks glass, add ice cubes and strain the cocktail over the ice.

~1 min
3

Express lime oil across the top of the drink. Tidy the lime peel into a parallelogram shape and drop it right in. Serve.

Tip: The lime oil on top really makes it pop.

~1 min

Nutrition (per serving)

210

Calories

14g

Carbs

Cultural Context

These three drinks span three cocktail traditions. The Enzoni is a modern classic created by Italian bartender Vincenzo Errico in the early 2000s while working at London's Milk & Honey; it is essentially a Negroni-meets-Gin Sour brightened with muddled grapes. The Belmont Jewel is the official drink of the Belmont Stakes horse race; this version is a mashup with Dale DeGroff's Belmont Breeze, adding oloroso sherry and grenadine for depth. The Rabo de Galo ('rooster tail') is a beloved Brazilian sipper, essentially a Manhattan made with cachaca instead of whiskey, traditionally served without citrus as a bold, bittersweet aperitif.