Rob Roy recipe

Scotch whiskey, red vermouth and Angostura bitters, stirred over ice in a cocktail glass, garnished with a maraschino cherry.

  • 2 mins total
  • 4 ingredients
  • Cocktail glass
Rob Roy in a coupe with a sugared rim

Recipe card

Rob Roy

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Cocktail glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Put a cocktail glass in the fridge to chill.
  2. Add ice, whiskey, red vermouth, and Angostura bitters to a mixing glass.
  3. Stir well with a bar spoon.
  4. Use a Hawthorne strainer to strain the mix into your chilled cocktail glass.
  5. Add a maraschino cherry to garnish.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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