Name: Highlander
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Highlander
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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 Scotch whisky-based Sweet Manhattan with orange bitters.

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AKA: Highland, Highland Fling, Express

Variant:

Rob Roy

History:

A Rob Roy with orange bitters. In his seminal 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury notes under his Rob Roy entry, "If orange bitters are used instead of Angostura, this drink is sometimes called the Highland, or the Highland Fling, or the Express. I discovered it as the "Highlander" in 2010 on the menu of the Campbell Apartment in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Highlander contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.19% alc./vol. (25.19° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Ricardo Lindgren

29th October 2024 at 18:00

To live up to the Highland name, the appropriate scotch should be a Single Malt, agree?

Stephen Curtin

23rd May 2024 at 19:06

Very tasty; though not quite as good as a Rob Roy made with a dash each of Angostura and Peychaud's bitters.

Jonathan Budd

22nd September 2022 at 07:02

Made with Johnnie Walker black and cheap sweet vermouth (Gallo) but very tasty. I think I'll start adding a dash of orange bitters to my JWB on the rocks.

Calvin Grant

15th September 2022 at 01:40

Made with Monkey Shoulder Original and Antica Formula. Tasted great.

Olga María Gómez Henderson

7th September 2022 at 19:13

It's a good cocktail, that leaves a nice aftertaste in your mouth.

John Hinojos

30th May 2022 at 00:36

Not being a fan of really smoky cocktails, decided to try this one. It was very enjoyable. The orange bitters lessens the strong smoky taste, but leaves enough to make the cocktail enjoyable.