| IBA Official Cocktail | |
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| Rob Roy ingredients | |
| Type | Cocktail |
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | Choice of "straight up" or "On the rocks" |
| Standard garnish |
Maraschino cherry or lemon twist |
| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| IBA specified ingredients* |
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| Preparation | Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up, or mixed in rocks glass, filled with ice. |
First created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City, the Rob Roy is a cocktail similar to a Manhattan. The drink is named for the Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor. The Rob Roy is made with Scotch whisky, originally Dewar's Scotch Whiskey, while the Manhattan is traditionally made with rye and today commonly made with bourbon or Canadian whisky.[1][2][3]
The Rob Roy owes its existence partially to the introduction of Dewar's Scotch Whisky to the United States, as well as the New York City premiere of the operetta of the same name by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith.[4]
Like the Manhattan, the Rob Roy can be made sweet, dry, or perfect. The standard Rob Roy is the sweet version, made with sweet vermouth, so there is no need to specify a sweet Rob Roy when ordering. A dry Rob Roy is made by substituting dry vermouth for the sweet vermouth. A perfect Rob Roy is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.[5][6][7]
The Rob Roy is usually served in a cocktail glass and garnished with a lemon twist (for the perfect and dry versions), or maraschino cherry (for the sweet version).[8][9][10]
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