# Rob Roy

A Scotch whisky Manhattan, pairing the grain and smoke of whisky with sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters.

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)
- 3 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Cocktail cherry

## Method

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

## Related drinks

- [Bobby Burns](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bobby-burns.md): A Scotch Manhattan enriched with honeyed, herbal Bénédictine.
- [Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/manhattan.md): A spirit-forward rye cocktail softened by sweet vermouth and seasoned with aromatic bitters.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Perfect Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/perfect-manhattan.md): A Manhattan whose vermouth is split equally between sweet and dry, bringing a leaner, more herbal balance.
- [Fourth Regiment](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/fourth-regiment.md): Three distinct bitters turn an equal rye-and-sweet-vermouth Manhattan ancestor into a detailed study of citrus, anise, and savoury celery.
- [Rusty Nail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rusty-nail.md): A two-ingredient Scotch cocktail sweetened with honeyed, herbal Drambuie.
- [Tipperary](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tipperary.md): An Irish whiskey cocktail enriched with sweet vermouth, Green Chartreuse, and aromatic bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rob-roy
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/rob-roy-2b57b994.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/rob-roy/