Name: Tale Of Two Roberts
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 2 dash Absinthe

Tale Of Two Roberts
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Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) and shortbread cookie across rim.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Rob Roy with a splash of Bénédictine and dashes of absinthe from a Bobby Burns.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in the late 2000's by Frank Caiafa, bars manager of the celebrated Peacock Alley and La Chine restaurants at New York's The Waldorf Astoria Hotel from 2005 until its closure. Frank says this cocktail was a favourite of Gary "gaz" Regan, so much so that he included it in the second edition of his The Joy of Mixolog.

A TALE OF TWO ROBERTS
2 oz. Spencerfield Spirit Sheep Dip or Johnnie Walker Black blended Scotch whisky
1 oz. Cinzano Rosso sweet vermouth
¼ oz. Bénédictine liqueur
2 dashes Émile Pernot Vieux Pontarlier absinthe
Add all ingredients to mixing glass. Add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist. Serve three small shortbread cookies on side plate."
Frank Caifa, The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, 2016

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tale Of Two Roberts contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
25.86% alc./vol. (25.86° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

9th March 2023 at 04:41

Outstanding nightcap. Originally made per the recipe, and used Johnnie Walker Black. Decided to do a misting of absinthe to the top of the drink and it took it to another level. Some of the smoky of the Scotch Whisky was softened and the other flavours of the Whisky came to the forefront along with the herbals. Perfect.