



GLASS



Cocktail glass





PREPARATION



Pour the whisky, vermouth and Bénédictine in a mixing glass with larger than normal ice cubes. Stir quickly and briefly, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a long lemon peel.





NOTES



Perfect for the coming winter months, this cocktail was named after Robert Burns (1759-1796) - Scotland's most iconic poet - who composed the lyrics to the song "Auld Lang Syne".



Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book writes: "One of the very best whisky cocktails, a very fast mover on St. Andrew's Day".



So, now you know what we'll be drinking on St. Andrew's Day...



"Bobby" does sound odd, though, and not very Scottish. Here's what The Rotarian has to say on the subject: "In a recent number of The Rotarian, Paul Harris refers to the author of "A Man's a Man for a' that" as "Bobbie" Burns, and I regret to find that our worthy President, in his fine speech on Vocational Service in Mexico also so misnames our Scottish national poet. If one desires to refer to Burns in an intimate and friendly way, one should call him "Rabbie" Burns. But "Rabbie" Burns would sound natural in the mouth of a Scotsman only. Let it be Robert Burns therefore, not "Bobbie". What would be said if we referred to the two greatest writers of English poetry as Jock Milton and Wullie Shakespeare?" (Thomas Hunter, Chairman, RIBI Districts No.1 and 2, Paisley, Scotland. The Rotarian, December 1935.)



On the other hand, how many "true Scotsmen" would ever mix their whisky to begin with?



Bobby Burns it is.



