COCKTAIL RECIPE
Rob Roy
The Rob Roy is a powerful and elegant classic cocktail made with Scotch whisky and sweet vermouth. Although similar in structure to the Manhattan, the use of Scotch whisky gives the drink a smokier and more characterful profile.
The Rob Roy cocktail originated in the bar of the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York in the 1890s. The cocktail takes its name from the theater play "Rob Roy", which was staged at the same time. The play was based on the life of Rob Roy MacGregor, a legendary folk hero of Scotland, and was very popular in New York society at the time.
Inspired by the success of the game, the bartenders created a version of the Manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whisky and called it the Rob Roy. Thus, the drink combines both the strong character of Scotland and the classic cocktail tradition.
