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Bobby Burns (Difford's own)
This recipe combines elements from the world's most respected writers of vintage recipes – the base formula comes from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy...
John Iwanczuk
11th July 2024 at 21:43
Ok, THIS is now my Friday afternoon drink!
19th August 2023 at 12:33
I wish to know which is the real pronunciation of the cocktail; it s Baby Burns or Bobby Burns?
Since the first recipe comes from the fancy drinks book book 1902 as Baby Burns.
Since the first recipe comes from the fancy drinks book book 1902 as Baby Burns.
19th August 2023 at 13:11
Hi Pier. Please click on "Bobby Burns cocktail history above" for more info.
7th July 2023 at 22:52
I found it a little too sweet at 1:1 Scotch to vermouth. Dialed back to 1 Scotch to 2/3 vermouth and it was lovely.
4th April 2024 at 00:48
I agree - this presented as a bit too vermouth forward, which dominated the scotch in my case.
4th June 2023 at 18:52
Loving the Sazerac vibe, well balanced for me, and looking forward to experimenting with different single malts over Summer ?
29th January 2023 at 10:49
Excellent. Followed the recipe to a tee, and most importantly - didn't skip the shortbread!
25th July 2022 at 21:15
This great cocktail is much softer and less herbaceous than I thought before. I used Ballantines and really missed the slightly smoky flavor of Teachers. The key seems to be the lemon zest twist, maybe I would use more Absinthe the next time.
30th November 2024 at 12:41
Agreed, the lemon zest is important
17th July 2022 at 21:47
I normally drink my scotch on the rocks, but wanted to try something new, I substituted Jäegermeister for the Benedictine DOM. It was a very tasty cocktail. I need to pick up some Benedictine to add to my home bar.
26th January 2022 at 16:35
This is a GREAT Scotch cocktail.. I made a side by side comparison with the Craddock version.. Both are good but the Absinthe and Bitters gives this more complexity.