Happy National Scotch Day
On National Scotch Day (and on a great summer Saturday), we wanted to highlight the most famous Scotch cocktail around, the Rob Roy.
While it’s certainly possible to screw up this drink, it’s such a simple formulation that, with just a little attention to detail, even the most distracted bartender can come up with something pretty good. Make sure to use a decent blended Scotch. And if you have say over it, try using fresh vermouth (refrigeration helps keep it fresh longer) and don’t forget the bitters.
Recipe:
- 4 ounces of Scotch
- 2 ounces sweet vermouth
- 4 dashes Angostura bitters
- Garnish: 2 Maraschino cherries
Directions:
- Pour the scotch, sweet vermouth, and bitters into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until outside of shaker is very cold to touch.
- Place a maraschino cherry in each of two chilled cocktail glasses. Dividing evenly, strain the contents of the shaker over cherries and serve immediately.
