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Bobby Burns (Craddock's recipe)
Rich and slightly sweet, laced with spice liqueur - an excellent dram to enjoy alongside the ritualistic serving of haggis
Mark Seeley
20th November 2025 at 02:02
This was excellent. I used Teacher's Highland Cream. I considered adding a barspoon of Laphroaig 10 but decided that the Teacher's would be fine. I also used Dolin's Rouge.
11th June 2025 at 21:05
For me, definitely better with Johnnie Walker Red than with Monkey Shoulder. Nice & Simple.
9th November 2025 at 20:14
Also tried with Red Label (and Cocchi), amazing result, what I really like is that Benedictine herbal notes are still distinguishable!
25th January 2025 at 14:44
Easy to make and easy to drink. Simple, rich and delicious. I went with Glenfiddich and carpano but the variations are, of course, endless. A timeless classic.
9th July 2025 at 10:02
Indeed easy to make and easy to drink. You can taste the three components -- when you know them. But more importantly, the end result has complexity and you discover more as you sip it.
18th March 2024 at 03:39
Not really sure which "blended scotch" to use in cocktails yet, so just used Johnnie Walker Black. The herbal notes with the scotch are interesting. I could see how this would pair well with something like haggis!
10th March 2024 at 00:01
A barspoon of heavily peated whisky helps add a little more depth to this classic.
21st January 2024 at 13:36
Is this the correct photo? In the recipe, it says that the garnish is a lemon zest twist, but in the photo is a maraschino cherry.
22nd January 2024 at 09:44
Thanks for pointing this out. I've corrected to say that the zest should be expressed and discarded before garnishing with the skewered cherry.
Anonymous
27th January 2022 at 01:53
Very nice cocktail even with out the short bread. The Benedictine adds another flavourful layer to the cocktail.
26th January 2022 at 16:36
Wow.. Fantastic Scotch cocktail.. The Benedictine enhances the cocktail rather than dominates, unlike Drambuie.
26th January 2022 at 01:12
This was the last of the 4 for us to try. We had it on Burn's Night as our aperitif before the Haggis. We had also made a load of fresh shortbread, so we had the garnish. All 4 are outstanding.
23rd December 2021 at 20:07
What do you do with the lemon?
24th December 2021 at 18:21
Express the oils from a lemon zest twist over the surface of the drink and then discard twist.
27th March 2021 at 13:13
Just had this one for the lunch aperitif for the International Whiskey day. Tonight it'sMint Julep... oh my I must put mint on my shopping list...
17th September 2020 at 22:00
As an avid single malt collector I cheated and used Balblair 10. Now I can't go back to blended !
27th September 2022 at 22:30
I think a carefully chosen single malt in an exceptional cocktail like this can be amazing.