The Bobby Burns cocktail is a super simple cocktail made from just three, well, technically four, ingredients. It combines the earthy-sweetness of a single malt Scotch with the complex herbaceousness of Benedictine and the warm sweetness of red vermouth. An expressed lemon peel adds some acid to help cut the sweetness a bit, making this a well-balanced cocktail.
My favorite time to make these, or order them, is after dinner. I think they make a great cap to a meal, but they also go well with an evening on the porch. If you don’t like making them in an up glass, the ingredients can easily be combined in a rocks glass and assembled like you would an Old Fashioned.
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Bobby Burns Cocktail Recipe
A balanced cocktail that blends earthy-sweet Scotch with herbal Benedictine and wine-sweet red vermouth cut with some lemon. Course DrinksKeyword Benedictine, Cocktail, Lemon, Red Vermouth, Scotch Prep Time 5 minutesEquipment
- Mixing glass
- Bar spoon
- Cocktail glass (Nick and Nora)
- Peeler
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Scotch Peated or unpeated based on your taste
- 1 oz Red Vermouth
- .5 oz Benedictine
- 1 peel Lemon used for garnish
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except lemon peel in mixing glass filled with ice
- Stir for 20-30 seconds till cold and diluted
- Strain into Nick and Nora glass
- Express lemon peel and garnish
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Notes
A great after-dinner cocktail. Let me know, in the comments, if you make it!
