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Rob Roy cocktail
Rob Roy cocktail

The Rob Roy is cocktail number 64 on the Swank Cocktail Guide.

Rob Roy cocktail history

In 1873, a Rob Roy cocktail recipe was published in The Daily Picayune in New Orleans consisting of gum syrup (simple syrup), Angostura bitters, and oychette cordial. It seems like it would have been a very small beverage. Perhaps the article left out an ingredient. Either way, it is not the same Rob Roy cocktail of later times.

"The Rob Roy Cocktail," newspaper article, The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 5 Sept 1873, p. 2, col. 3.
“Royal Drinks, The Rob Roy Cocktail,” newspaper article, The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 5 Sept 1873, p. 2, col. 3.

1895-1900 Rob Roy cocktail

In 1895, it was reported in San Francisco that “a new cocktail called the Rob Roy is a Manhattan, made with Scotch instead of Rye whisky. It is excellent.”

"Fashions For Men, The Rob Roy Cocktail," newspaper article, The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California), 3 Nov 1895, p. 19, col. 3.
“Fashions For Men, The Rob Roy Cocktail,” newspaper article, The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California), 3 Nov 1895, p. 19, col. 3.

A Rob Roy Cocktail recipe also appeared in James C. Maloney, The 20th Century Guide for Mixing Fancy Drinks, published in 1900, on pages 40-41.

James C. Maloney, The 20th Century Guide for Mixing Fancy Drinks, 1900, p. 40-41, Rob Roy Cocktail
James C. Maloney, The 20th Century Guide for Mixing Fancy Drinks, 1900, p. 40-41, Rob Roy Cocktail

Rob Roy cocktail recipe

Rob Roy cocktail recipe
Rob Roy cocktail recipe

1 jigger Scotch, 2/3 jigger Sweet Vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura Bitters. Stir with ice. Strain into glass. Serve with lemon twist.

Ingredients used:

  • Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Gallo Sweet Vermouth
  • Angostura Bitters
  • Lemon twist

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