Rob Roy Cocktail

• servings: 1 item
• total time: 1 minute

Ingredients

2 oz. blended scotch

1 oz. sweet vermouth (or ½ oz. sweet vermouth plus ½ oz. dry vermouth)

2–3 dashes Angostura bitters

Lemon twist and 2 brandied cherries, for garnish

Directions

Combine 2 oz. scotch, 1 oz. sweet vermouth (or ½ oz. sweet vermouth plus ½ oz. dry vermouth), and 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters, in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir until well chilled, 20–30 seconds, then strain into a coupe or other stemmed cocktail glass. Express a lemon twist over top and drop twist into the glass. Garnish with 2 brandied cherries on a cocktail pick. Editor’s note: This Rob Roy recipe was first printed in the April 1993 issue of ‘Gourmet.’ Head this way for more of our favorite 3-ingredient cocktails →