Rob Roy

Ugh, Rob Roy. That guy sucks. All right, I’m talking about the drink, not a person. But you get my point.

• 1 1/2 shot Scotch
• 1/2 shot Vermouth
• Dash Bitters
• 2 Maraschino cherries

It could be because I don’t do scotch, but GAWD this drink is awful. The first taste is a scotch filled punch in the face, and it doesn’t get any better from there. A short while afterward, your mouth tastes as though you’ve licked an ashtray. I don’t eat cherries, so I didn’t eat the maraschino cherries skewered at the bottom of the glass, but after the faces my cohorts made, I was convinced that I wanted to steer clear of them.

This drink sucks. End of story.

Next Week’s Drink: Salty Dog

2 comments

1. 

   Kasey

   Posted on February 26, 2010

   I agree with Dylan. This drink should be used to ruin paintings. It’s definitely a one shot wonder (one drink and you’re done.) Unfortunately, I had several more after it and I was definitely feeling it today. There was a good deal of other people who tried it last night and I think the consensus was the same.

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   Carl Holloman

   Posted on March 6, 2010

   Nay, Nay, I say! The Rob Roy is one of my FAVORITE drinks!The recipe above is not quite correct.
   2 parts scotch
   1 part SWEET vermouth
   3 dashes bitters
   1 marachino cherry, with a splash of the cherry juice.

   However, it is a scotch drinkers drink… if scotch is a ‘punch in the face’ to you, then you aren’t going to be a fan of the rob roy.

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