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Rob Roy Cocktail

Scotch whisky's answer to the Manhattan. The Rob Roy is classically made with Angostura Bitters, but in his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, as a footnote...
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Stephen Curtin’s Avatar Stephen Curtin
15th April 2023 at 10:15
I just found an older version of the the Rob Roy in the 1889 book "Drinks: how to mix and how to serve"

Rob Roy Cocktail
2 dashes gum syrup
1/2 jigger apple brandy
1/2 vermouth
Stir; strain into cocktail glass and serve
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
16th April 2023 at 08:19
Many thanks Stephen, I've added the quote from your link above. I'm now on a quest to find the earliest Rob Roy recipe based on Scotch. And indeed the latest reference to a Rob Roy based on another spirit.
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Stephen Curtin’s Avatar Stephen Curtin
15th April 2023 at 20:16
Simon. Here's the link to where I found it. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.12104/page/78/mode/1up?q=%22Rob+Roy+Cocktail%22
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15th April 2023 at 17:27
Thanks, Stephen. I need to find that 1909 recipe and something references I'm struggling with. However, in the meantime, I've amended the history above.
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Stephen Curtin’s Avatar Stephen Curtin
15th April 2023 at 11:41
After a little more searching I found that the book is actually from 1909 rather than 1889. It seems that archive.org has the wrong publication date. Still it's an interesting note in the cocktail's history.
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