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Bobby Burns（ボビー・バーンズ）

Bobby Burns served in a cocktail glass glass
ボビー・バーンズ · 1930sCocktail glass · Stirred

Scotch, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine — the poet's cocktail, served after Burns Night.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Scotch whisky40 ml
Sweet vermouth40 ml
Bénédictine3 dash

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Stir all ingredients with ice.

  2. 02

    Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

  3. 03

    Lemon twist.

Garnish — Lemon twist

02Taste profile

Sweetness
55Moderate
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
30Light
Fruitiness
35Light
Herbal*
46Moderate
Alcohol
60Strong
Crisp
40Moderate

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Printed in the Savoy Cocktail Book (1930); the name honours Robert Burns via a contemporaneous Scotch brand.

Burns Night (Jan 25) keeps it alive annually — the rest of the year it hides in Manhattan's shadow.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) · IBA The Unforgettables

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • The Savoy Cocktail Book

    The Savoy Cocktail Book

    Harry Craddock · 1930 · Book · unverified

    • Bénédictine3 dashe

    Stir, strain. Lemon twist.

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05Variations

06The map

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