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1 Cocktail PT2M PT2M The Uptown cocktail

Added on 1st Jan 2010

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#134 / 285 in Grenadine Cocktails
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#26 / 51 in Vermouth Cocktails

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3 Ingredients

¼ - ½ oz Grenadine¼ - ½ oz Grenadine0.25 cl Grenadine0.25 ml Grenadine¼ - ½ oz Grenadine0.25 oz Grenadine
1/8 oz Vermouth1/8 oz Vermouth0.38 cl Vermouth3.75 ml Vermouth1/8 oz Vermouth0.125 oz Vermouth
1 ¾ oz Scotch Whisky1 ¾ oz Scotch Whisky5.25 cl Scotch Whisky52.5 ml Scotch Whisky1 ¾ oz Scotch Whisky1.75 oz Scotch Whisky

Method

First grab either a cocktail glass or a 3 oz bucket and chill it. After it is chilled, pour 1/8oz of Dry Vermouth swirl it, and then dump it and let it sit for about 10 seconds. Then fill with crushed ice. In your mixing tin place a scoop of ice and 1 ¾ oz scotch. Be quick to stir once and strain over crushed ice so the scotch doesn't bruise. Then hard pour ¼ - ½ oz grenadine in the top.
I don't give a garnish when making this drink. The grenadine makes for plenty of cherry, and a Lemon didn't taste right. This is my perfered way of making a Rob Roy. As you drink this drink the first sip is really strong, but as the crushed ice melts and you get towards the bottom, it gets sweeter and more like a dessert than a Manhattan.