Rob Roy Cocktail - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess - Small Screen

Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! The Rob Roy Cocktail gets it's name from an opera by the same name which opened in New York in 1894. In those days it was common to bring about new cocktails and name them after popular shows. For the Rob Roy, they simply took an existing popular cocktail, the Manhattan, and substituted the rye for scotch. Most likely, it would have been made with Dewar's blended scotch, which had just recently begun being imported into the states. Watch on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/324/rob_roy/ Recipe: 1 1/2 oz Scotch 1/2 oz sweet vermouth dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters Instructions: Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.