Notable Classics
Bobby Burns
A Scotch Manhattan
A Manhattan that crossed the Atlantic: Scotch in place of rye, sweet vermouth for body, and a measure of Bénédictine lending honeyed, herbal warmth. Rich, rounded, and a little mysterious.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Scotch Whisky
- 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 1/2 oz Bénédictine
Method
Add Scotch, sweet vermouth, and Bénédictine to a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Documented in *The National Police Gazette* (September 1899, credited to W. J. Burke) and established by Harry Craddock's *Savoy Cocktail Book* (1930). Named after Robert Burns Cigars—a Broadway cigar shop—not the Scottish poet. Per Difford's Guide #280. Variants documented by Crockett (1931) and Embury (1953).
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