Name: Thistle
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz Scotch whisky; 1 ½ oz sweet vermouth; 2 Peychaud's bitters

A Scottish Rob Roy variant from the Savoy Cocktail Book, named for Scotland's national flower. Equal parts Scotch and sweet vermouth with Peychaud's bitters in place of the usual Angostura, lending a more aromatic, anise-tinged finish.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

Scotch whisky

sweet vermouth

Peychaud's bitters

Thistle

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Boozy

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Complex

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Thistle

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