Rusty Nail Cocktail History

Versions of the drink can be made using any aged.

Rusty nail cocktail history.

This classic drambuie cocktail was the go to drink of the rat pack boys that s sinatra dean martin sammy davis jnr. The rusty nail took a while to find its proper place in the world. The rusty nail is a timeless whisky cocktail and one that has to be appreciated and most importantly enjoyed. Couldn t eat it rate this a 2.

The rusty nail cocktail rate this recipe your rating rate this a 1. It was ok rate this a 4. There are a few stories as to where the name came from the most popular is that it was originally stirred with a rusty nail. But now the simple combination of scotch and scotch based liqueur drambuie a word derived from gaelic meaning the drink that satisfies.

The rusty nail. A rusty nail is made by mixing drambuie and scotch whisky the drink was included in difford s guide s top 100 cocktails. The rusty nail combines a good quality whisky with the sweet palatable taste of drambuie. Didn t like it rate this a 3.

There are a few stories as to where the name came from the most popular is that it was originally stirred with a rusty nail. A rusty nail served without ice is sometimes called a straight up nail. The combination of drambuie the most distinguished of scotch based liqueurs and the whisky it s made from is a natural one. Orange zest or a lemon twist.

The rusty nail moniker was the one that stuck however thanks to the chairwoman of drambuie gina mackinnon who publicly insisted that be the winner. Tracing the history of the rusty nail i found a cocktail with a serious identity crisis. The recipe this recipe serves 1. The rusty nail moniker was the one that stuck however thanks to the chairwoman of drambuie gina mackinnon who publicly insisted that be the winner.

It s a combo of scotch whisky and spicy syrupy drambuie which is made with herbs honey. We say risk it and risk it with the rusty nail. Liked it rate this a 5. It s also unclear when and why the cocktail took its name.

Loved it what did you think about this recipe. Flavored with honey herbs and spices the precise combination being a closely guarded secret has fallen off most bar menus and is rarely ordered by patrons. Others insist the name came from the rusty nails that held the. An early version first appeared in england in 1937 under the name bif short for british industries.

For decades one of the hottest cocktails was the rusty nail.