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Rob Roy
Rob Roy in a coupe

Rob Roy

Ingredients

  • Blended Scotch60 ml
  • Sweet vermouth, ideally Carpano Antica30 ml
  • Angostura bitters, or orange bitters2 dashes
  • Ice

Garnish

Lemon twist or cocktail cherry

Flavor

Sweet, Bitter, Herbal

Method

  1. Put the Scotch, the sweet vermouth and the dashes of Angostura in a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
  2. Stir about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into a well chilled coupe, no ice.
  4. Finish with the lemon twist or the cocktail cherry.

About

The Manhattan of Scotch, created at the Waldorf-Astoria bar and named after the operetta about Robert Roy MacGregor. Scotch takes the place of a Manhattan's rye. Keep the sweet vermouth: dry vermouth changes the recipe's style.

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