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A Rusty Nail ...Big Time Drink In '60's & 70's
With Scotch & Drambuie
I'm afraid to admit it, but I remember how popular a Rusty Nail
was in the 1960's and 70's.
"Everyone" was trying one, in part because the "rat pack"
celebrities (remember Frank, Dean, Sammy, etc.?) happened to
mention on more than a few occasions that was what they
enjoyed.
I don't have customers order many of these anymore unless I put the drink on my restaurant
special sheet. I must be getting old(er) because a lot of my guests have never heard of a Rusty
Nail or if they have they hint that it must be an old person's drink. Maybe so ...my husband and I
still enjoy one once in a while, especially on a chilly winter evening.
Rusty Nail
A Restaurant Drink Recipe
Preparation time: 1 minute. Serves 1.
Measurement Conversion Table
Ingredients:
2 ounces Scotch whiskey
1 ounce Drambuie
Ice
Lemon twist for garnish
There are three ways to build this beverage:
Instructions #1:
Fill a rocks glass with ice
Pour the Scotch into the glass and then the Drambuie (in that order to allow the heavier
Drambuie to gently mix with Scotch)
Garnish with lemon twist and serve
Instructions #2:
Fill a rocks glass with ice
Pour the Scotch over the ice
Float the Drambuie on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a teaspoon onto the whiskey
Instructions #3:
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass
Strain into a cocktail glass for "Straight Up" Nail
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