Rob Roy
The Rob Roy is a spirit-forward cocktail made with Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 25% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 25% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlScotch Whisky
- 30mlSweet Vermouth
- 2 dashesAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with cherry.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Rob Roy
Created in 1894 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York to mark the Broadway premiere of Rob Roy, an operetta about the Scottish folk hero.
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 Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters
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