Editing Rob Roy (cocktail)

{{Short description|Whisky and vermouth cocktail}}
{{distinguish|Roy Rogers (drink)}}
{{Infobox cocktail 
| iba         = no
| name        = Rob Roy
| image       = 15-09-26-RalfR-WLC-0266.jpg
| caption     = 
| type        = cocktail
| scotch = yes
| served      = Choice of "[[Straight up (bartending)|straight up]]" or "[[Bartending terminology#On the rocks | On the rocks]]"
| garnish     = 2 [[Maraschino cherry|Maraschino cherries]] on a skewer or lemon twist
| drinkware   = cocktail
| ingredients = *4.5 cl [[Scotch whisky]]
*2.5 cl [[Vermouth|Sweet vermouth]]
*Dash [[Angostura bitters]]
| prep        = Stir over ice, strain into chilled glass, garnished and serve straight up, or mix in [[old fashioned glass|rocks glass]] filled with ice
| notes       = 
| footnotes   = 
}}
The '''Rob Roy''' is a [[cocktail]] consisting primarily of [[whisky]] and [[vermouth]], created in 1894 by a [[bartender]] at the [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf Astoria]] in [[Manhattan]], New York City. The drink was named in honor of the premiere of ''[[Rob Roy (operetta)|Rob Roy]]'', an [[operetta]] by composer [[Reginald De Koven]] and lyricist [[Harry B. Smith]] loosely based upon Scottish folk hero [[Rob Roy MacGregor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Andrews|first=Sudhir|title=Textbook of Food & Beverage Management|year=2008|publisher=[[Tata McGraw-Hill]]|isbn=978-0-07-065573-7|page=248}}</ref><ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/30/106839170.pdf "'Rob Roy' a Good Operetta"] ''[[The New York Times]]'' (October 30, 1894)</ref> 

A Rob Roy is similar to a [[Manhattan (cocktail)|Manhattan]], but is made exclusively with [[Scotch whisky]]; the Manhattan is traditionally made with [[rye whiskey|rye]], and today also commonly made with [[Bourbon whiskey|bourbon]] or [[Canadian whisky]].<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130130505/http://www.real-restaurant-recipes.com/rob-roy-recipe.html|title=Rob Roy Recipe|date=2006|url=http://www.real-restaurant-recipes.com/rob-roy-recipe.html|archivedate=January 30, 2008|website=Real Restaurant Recipes|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Graham">Graham, Colleen. [http://cocktails.about.com/od/atozcocktailrecipes/r/rbry_artf.htm/ "Rob Roy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218234916/http://cocktails.about.com/od/atozcocktailrecipes/r/rbry_artf.htm |date=2009-02-18 }} on [[About.com]] Accessed: May 19, 2011.</ref><ref name="Esquire">Wondrich, David. [http://www.esquire.com/drinks/rob-roy-drink-recipe "Rob Roy"] ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' (November 5, 2007). Accessed: May 19, 2011.</ref> While this version of a Manhattan may have been first dubbed a Rob Roy in 1894, the Manhattan made with Scotch whisky first appears in print ten years earlier in a London bar guide by Charlie Paul.<ref>{{cite book|last=Paul|first=Charlie|title=American and other Drinks|year=1884|publisher=T. F. Shaw and Company|page=32|url=https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1884-American-and-Other-Drinks-1-st-edition-by-Charlie-Paul/32/}}</ref>

Like the Manhattan, the Rob Roy can be made "sweet", "dry", or "perfect". The standard Rob Roy is the sweet version, made with [[Vermouth|sweet vermouth]], so there is no need to specify a "sweet" Rob Roy when ordering. A "dry" Rob Roy is made by replacing the sweet vermouth with dry vermouth. A "perfect" Rob Roy is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.<ref name="Graham" /><ref name="Esquire" /><ref name=Jacobo>Jacobo. [http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-prepare-a-rob-roy-cocktail "How To Prepare a Rob Roy Cocktail"] ''Videojug'' Accessed: May 19, 2011.</ref>

The Rob Roy includes a dash of [[Angostura bitters]] (mostly for color),<ref>{{cite book|last=Andrews|first=Sudhir|title=Textbook of Food & Beverage Management|year=2008|publisher=[[Tata McGraw-Hill]]|isbn=978-0-07-065573-7|page=248}}</ref> and is usually served in a [[cocktail glass]] garnished with two [[maraschino cherry|maraschino cherrie]]s on a skewer (for the standard version), or a lemon twist (for the perfect and dry versions).<ref name="Graham" /><ref name="Esquire" /><ref name=Jacobo />

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Liquor}}

==References==
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