Bobby Burns

Classic

RAISE A TOAST TO SCOTLANDS NATIONAL BARD WITH THE BOBBY BURNS COCKTAIL; A RECIPE YOU’LL WANNA SHARE WITH FRIENDS.

Bobby Burns Ingredients

45ml Ballantine’s Finest Whisky
45ml Sweet Vermouth
10ml Bénédictine
Ice
Lemon, To Garnish

How to make a Bobby Burns

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with cubed ice
Stir for 30 seconds, then strain into chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with a lemon twist

the ‘Robert Burns’ cocktail

Scotland’s national poet left quite the legacy; hundreds of poems, a celebratory supper and a cocktail so good you’ll want to drink it till the wee hours. Meet the Bobby Burns. Herbal, smoky and sweet, it’s a drink that’ll please most crowds. The Bobby Burns is a close cousin to a Rob Roy, a Manhattan-style classic cocktail named after another Scottish treasure. What can we say, the Scots like to commemorate their heroes in whisky form.

THE ULTIMATE BURNS NIGHT DRINK

Is there anything better to drink on a night that honours Robert Burns than the cocktail named after him? Much like the Scottish national supper, the Bobby Burns celebrates the poet’s life and words, making it a must-have drink for Burns Night. Take a sip between readings and courses of haggis before the annual toast to the Bard.

Bobby Burns: a cocktail history lesson

The Bobby Burns is steeped in tradition. The first record dates back to 1902, adding a ‘pony’ of scotch to a teaspoon of both vermouth and Benedictine, resulting in a ‘Baby Burns’. Later it became the Bobby we know and love. Historians can’t quite agree whether the cocktail was originally named after the Scottish poet, or a US salesman who opened a branch of Robert Burns cigars next to the former Waldorf Astoria in New York City. But either way, it’s now classed as the drink of Burns Night in the UK.