Bobby Burns
The Bobby Burns is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth and Bénédictine. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 23% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 23% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlScotch Whisky
- 45mlSweet Vermouth
- 7.5mlBénédictine
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with lemon twist.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Bobby Burns
The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) called it one of the very best whisky cocktails and a fast seller on St Andrew's Day. Today it's a Burns Night staple.
Missing something?
- No Scotch Whisky? Use Johnnie Walker Scotch (Johnnie Walker is a blended Scotch)
- No Scotch Whisky? Use Irish Whiskey (Lighter and less smoky)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
- No Bénédictine? Use Drambuie (Honeyed like Bénédictine, but whisky-based)
- No Bénédictine? Use Yellow Chartreuse (More herbal)
All swaps for Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth and Bénédictine
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