Rob Roy (cocktail)

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This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
Rob Roy
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Scotch whisky
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard garnish:	Maraschino cherry
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
IBA specified ingredients^†:	4.5 cl Scotch Whisky 2.5 cl Sweet vermouth Dash Angostura bitters
Preparation:	Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up.

A Rob Roy is a cocktail similar to a Manhattan. The drink is named for the Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor. The Manhattan is made with rye whiskey, while the Rob Roy is made with Scotch whisky.

Variants of the drink include the Dry Rob Roy, which is made with dry vermouth and the Perfect Rob Roy, which is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth. The drink traditionally contains Angostura bitters, but this ingredient is commonly omitted. Adding the honey-flavored liqueur Drambuie to a Rob Roy makes a Bobbie Burns.

[edit] In popular culture

On the The Simpsons episode One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish',' Moe Syzlak answers the phone with, "Hello. Moe's Tavern, birthplace of the Rob Roy."
It is used in Blast from the Past as an example of something once popular now fallen into relative obscurity.
In the Friends episode "The One With the Candy Hearts," Chandler Bing orders a Rob Roy, explaining that "I've always wanted to know."
In the Venture Brothers episode "Mid-Life Chrysalis", Dr. Venture orders a Rob Roy at a strip club, indicating that he is old for the bar scene. Additionally, the bartender has to look up the drink on a cheat sheet.
In the Gilmore Girls episode "The Festival Of Living Art" (season 4: episode 7), Sookie says she wants a Rob Roy in her "I want booze" rant.
In the movie Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams, a woman awaking from a coma orders a Rob Roy after finding out that Prohibition has been repealed.