Rob Roy

A Manhattan made with Scotch: rich, smoky and stirred to a deep ruby.

• Blended Scotch60 ml
• Sweet vermouth30 ml
• Angostura bitters2 dashes
• Cherry and lemon peelto garnish

Stir the Scotch, vermouth and bitters with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry and a lemon twist.

CREATED

1894

CREATOR

Unknown

STATE

United States

LOCATION

New York City, New York

The Rob Roy is named after the 1894 operetta about the Scottish outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor, which opened on Broadway near the original Waldorf-Astoria. The hotel is often credited with creating the drink by swapping Scotch for the whiskey in a Manhattan. An earlier, unrelated Rob Roy cocktail was recorded by New York bartender Edward F. Barry in 1873; the first recognisable Scotch version appears in print in 1901.