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IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Mixed drink |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard garnish | orange zest |
Standard drinkware | ![]() |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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Preparation | Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes and then add the Irish whiskey and then Irish Mist. Stir gently. |
Notes | Traditionally a Black Nail uses blood red oranges for the fruit. |
† Nail Black Nail recipe at International Bartenders Association |
A Black Nail cocktail is a mixture of Irish Mist and Irish Whiskey and orange zest. This cocktail originated in New York, USA.
A Black 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 Black Nail served without ice is sometimes called a Straight Black Nail.
History
[edit]The Black Nail was invented sometime between 1947 and 1952. The Black Nail cocktail drink started as a St. Patrick's Day specialty in New York after Desmond E. Williams invented Irish Mist a brown whiskey liqueur in 1947.
Preparation and serving
[edit]The Black Nail consists of 3/4 ounce Irish whiskey and 3/4 Irish Mist with orange zest twist to garnish.
Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes and then add the Irish whiskey and then Irish Mist. Garish the cocktail with the orange zest twist and then serve immediately.