Name: How to make scotch cocktails - Rob Roy and Balvenie Mash
Uploaded: 2014-06-14T00:01:09.000Z
Duration: 8 min 28 s
Description: Scotch can be a tough cookie when it comes to incorporating it into cocktails. More and more though, bartenders are creating cocktails that go way beyond classics like the Rob Roy. Here, mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make the Rob Roy as well as a modern Scotch cocktail, the Balvenie Smash.

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Scotch can be a tough cookie when it comes to incorporating it into cocktails. More and more though, bartenders are creating cocktails that go way beyond classics like the Rob Roy. Here, mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make the Rob Roy as well as a modern Scotch cocktail, the Balvenie Smash.

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