Rob Roy No. 3

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Discerning Drinkers (15)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
3⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (chilled)
3⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth (chilled)
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄12 fl oz Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Rob Roy No. 3 contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 21.75% alc./vol. (43.5° proof)
  • 21.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

History

Adapted from a recipe in R. de Fleury's 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, which has a Rob Roy No. 1 and this Rob Roy No. 3, but not a Rob Roy No. 2.

ROB ROY No. 3
½ Teaspoon Angostura Bitters
½ Teaspoon Peychaud Bitters
1 Teaspoon Rock Candy Syrup
½ Teaspoon Pollen's Curacao
½ Vat 69 Whisky
¼ Martini Vermouth
¼ French Vermouth

R. de Fleury, 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, 1934

Review

Orange curaçao and Creole-style bitters add distinction to a Scotch whisky-based Perfect Manhattan.

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Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
Stunning. Sumptuous and rich. A worthy addition to the cocktail pantheon. I was slightly trepidatious that the bitters might dominate, but the balance was in fact perfect. The subtle enrichment of the sugar syrup and Curacao are wonderful and spot on. I used two dashes Peychauds barrel aged, one of regular,
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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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