The Smoked Rob Roy
Recipes
Scotch and sweet vermouth, stirred cold and finished with fruitwood smoke. A blended or lightly peated whisky lets the wood’s aroma come through. Makes 1 drink.
27 August 2026
Ingredients
- 2 oz blended Scotch whisky
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Ice for stirring
- 1 cocktail cherry
- A small pinch of Smoked Cherry or Candied Apple chips
Make the cocktail
- Chill a coupe. Stir the Scotch, vermouth and bitters with ice for about 20 seconds.
- Strain into a stable rocks glass and rest the disc securely across the rim.
- Place the barrel horizontally on the disc. Remove its upper half and spread the chips over the screen.
- Light the chips with the butane torch. Remove the flame once they smoulder and let the smoke collect briefly.
- Lift the smoker, pour into the chilled coupe and finish with the cherry.