- 45 ml1.5 ozblended scotch
- 30 ml1 ozDrambuie
Garnish: none
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- ~32% ABV
- Difficulty
- ●●●
Method
- Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- Pour in the scotch and Drambuie.
- Stir briefly.
- No garnish needed.
The story
Drambuie is scotch whisky sweetened with honey and herbs, so blending it back into more scotch just concentrates everything it was already good at. The name supposedly came from a 1960s bar patron who joked it tasted rusty, and it stuck.
Flavour
Quick answers
Rusty Nail questions
How do you make a Rusty Nail?
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Pour in the scotch and Drambuie. Stir briefly. No garnish needed. You need 45 ml (1.5 oz) blended scotch and 30 ml (1 oz) Drambuie.
What's in a Rusty Nail?
Blended scotch and Drambuie, garnished with none.
Is a Rusty Nail shaken or stirred?
Built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Rusty Nail served in?
A rocks, over ice cubes.
How strong is a Rusty Nail?
About 32% ABV once it is diluted, so it is a strong, spirit-forward drink.
Barback: 100 Cocktails
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