Which cocktail is built with Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and two dashes of aromatic bitters, and garnished with a cherry?

Which cocktail is built with Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and two dashes of aromatic bitters, and garnished with a cherry?

• A. Dry Martini
• B. Manhattan
• C. Whiskey Sour
• D. Rob Roy

Answer: (D)

A cocktail built with Scotch, sweet vermouth, and two dashes of aromatic bitters, garnished with a cherry, is a Rob Roy. This drink is the Scotch-based counterpart to a Manhattan, using Scotch instead of rye or bourbon while keeping the sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters. The other options don’t fit: a Dry Martini uses gin with dry vermouth and no Scotch; a Whiskey Sour centers on whiskey with lemon juice and sugar and typically no vermouth or bitters; a Manhattan uses whiskey with sweet vermouth and bitters but uses rye or bourbon, not Scotch. So the combination described uniquely identifies the Rob Roy.

A cocktail built with Scotch, sweet vermouth, and two dashes of aromatic bitters, garnished with a cherry, is a Rob Roy. This drink is the Scotch-based counterpart to a Manhattan, using Scotch instead of rye or bourbon while keeping the sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters. The other options don’t fit: a Dry Martini uses gin with dry vermouth and no Scotch; a Whiskey Sour centers on whiskey with lemon juice and sugar and typically no vermouth or bitters; a Manhattan uses whiskey with sweet vermouth and bitters but uses rye or bourbon, not Scotch. So the combination described uniquely identifies the Rob Roy.