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Cocktail recipe

Rob Roy Recipe: The Scotch Manhattan

The Rob Roy — Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, bitters. The Scottish cousin of the Manhattan. Shop scotch at Buffalo House.

Rob Roy Recipe cocktail in glass with garnish

Recipe details

Total time
5 min
Difficulty
Easy
Glass
Coupe glass
Makes
1 cocktail

Build the drink

Method

  1. 1

    Chill a coupe and fill a mixing glass with plenty of ice.

  2. 2

    Add Scotch, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters to the mixing glass.

  3. 3

    Stir gently and steadily until the mixing glass is very cold and the drink is properly diluted, about 20–30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Fine-strain into the chilled coupe and garnish with a brandied cherry.

The Rob Roy follows the Manhattan format with Scotch, sweet vermouth, and bitters.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz Scotch whisky
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters

Method

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  3. Garnish with a cherry.

Refrigerate opened vermouth. Shop Scotch.