Rusty Nail (cocktail)
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| IBA Official Cocktail | |
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| Type | Cocktail |
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| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish |
Lemon twist |
| Standard drinkware | "old-fashioned" glass, stemmed glass "martini-style" |
| IBA specified ingredients* |
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| Preparation | First fill a 16 oz glass with crushed ice until it is overflowing. Pour in 5 parts drambuie and 9 parts scotch. Stir gently, as to not bruise the ice. Keep stirring until a thick frost develops on the side of the glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Serve. |
A Rusty Nail is made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch whisky. Many prefer less Drambuie to decrease the sweetness of the drink. Scotch whisky has a fairly biting and hot taste that is counterbalanced by the honeyed, herbal overtones of the Drambuie. A Rusty Nail can be served in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks, neat, or "up" in a stemmed glass. It is most commonly served over ice. A Rusty Nail served without ice is sometimes called a Straight Up Nail. A Canadian version of the drink is called a "Donald Sutherland" and substitutes Canadian rye whisky for scotch.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ {{cite news Occasionally referred to as: Drambuie Shandy. | last =Hillibish | first =Jim| title =Highland fling: Drambuie isn't just for after dinner | newspaper =Canton Repository| date =August 19, 2010 | url =http://www.cantonrep.com/carousel/x179628616/Highland-fling-Drambuie-isnt-just-for-after-dinner%7C accessdate =November 25, 2012}}
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