The Tartan Cocktail Recipe
A Scotch and sweet vermouth drink deepened with Drambuie and a bittersweet amaro — honeyed, herbal and gently bitter.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 26%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Scotch whisky45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Sweet red vermouth22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Drambuie7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
- Amaro7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
- Angostura bitters2 dash
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and diluted.
- Strain over one large ice cube in a rocks glass.
- Express an orange twist over the top and set a dried rosebud on the ice.
Garnish
Orange twist and a dried rosebud
The Story
It sits in the Rob Roy and Bobby Burns family of Scotch-and-vermouth cocktails, with the honeyed liqueur and an Italian amaro sharing the accent role.
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