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Highlander

Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.0 63 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Scotch whisky
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

25.2% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 179 calories

History

A Sweet Manhattan variation using Scotch whisky and orange bitters.

This is a Rob Roy made with orange bitters. David Embury, in his 1948 book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, mentions under his Rob Roy entry, "If orange bitters are used instead of Angostura, this drink is sometimes called the Highland, or the Highland Fling, or the Express. I discovered it as the "Highlander" in 2010 on the menu of the Campbell Apartment in New York City, USA."

Also known as Highland, Highland Fling, Express