# Bobby Burns

A Scotch Manhattan enriched with honeyed, herbal Bénédictine.

Strength: 34% ABV

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/scotch-whisky.md)
- 22.5 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md)
- 7.5 ml [Bénédictine](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/benedictine.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Lemon zest — Express the peel oils over the drink.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

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- [Preakness](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/preakness.md): A tiny measure of Bénédictine seasons a rye Manhattan with honeyed herbs and spice in the 1936 structure associated with Baltimore's first Preakness Ball.
- [La Louisiane](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/la-louisiane.md): A deeply aromatic New Orleans rye cocktail layered with sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, absinthe, and Peychaud’s bitters.
- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Affinity](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/affinity.md): Equal Scotch, dry vermouth, and sweet vermouth make this Perfect-Manhattan relative unusually wine-led, herbal, and softly malty.
- [Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/manhattan.md): A spirit-forward rye cocktail softened by sweet vermouth and seasoned with aromatic bitters.
- [Rusty Nail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rusty-nail.md): A two-ingredient Scotch cocktail sweetened with honeyed, herbal Drambuie.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bobby-burns
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/bobby-burns-b1a4abf3.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bobby-burns-cocktail