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Rusty Nail

Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try · Nightcap/sipping

4.0 198 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Scotch whisky
2/3 oz Honey herbal liqueur
2 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

31.5% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 196 calories

History

The liqueur smooths and combines wonderfully with Scotch whisky. Proportions of Scotch to Drambuie vary, with 3:1 appearing to be preferred by most.

Said to have been created in 1942 at a Hawaiian bar for the artist Theodore Anderson but popularised during the 1950s at New York City's Club 21. David Wondrich has traced the mixing of scotch whisky with Drambuie liqueur back to 1937 and a drink called B.I.F. for the British Industry Fair. However, given that Drambuie originated in an Edinburgh cellar in 1908 we suspect the combo was first tried decades earlier.