For this classic Bobby Burns cocktail recipe, adapted from The Essential Cocktail, Scotch whisky is stirred with vermouth and Bénédictine over ice.

  • Yield: 1 drink
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Total: Under 5 mins
  • Active: Under 5 mins

Ingredients (4)

  • 2 ounces good-quality blended Scotch whisky
  • 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 1/2 ounce Bénédictine
  • Lemon twist

Instructions

  1. Add the Scotch, vermouth, and Bénédictine to a mixing glass with ice. Stir, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  2. Garnish with the lemon twist and serve.