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(A classic 1970’s cocktail move.) Here’s what we recommend for making the very best Rusty Nail: Wrong! This makes for a sickly sweet drink that’s a little too overpowering.

Some people say that you can make a Rusty Nail with equal parts Scotch and Drambuie. Whatever the case, this drink is actually a classic cocktail on the list of International Bartender Association’s IBA official cocktails, meaning there’s an “official” definition. Some think it was named after the rusty nails on the crates of Drambuie, others say a bartender actually stirred the drink with a rusty nail. Just as mysterious is the drink’s name: no one seems to know where Rusty Nail came from.

Then it disappeared into history, only to reappear in the 1960’s as the “in” drink of the moment. The Rusty Nail was born back in the 1937 at a British Industries Fair and was dubbed the BIF. If you like spirit-forward drinks like the Old Fashioned or Manhattan, this one will be right up your alley. All you need is two ingredients and you get lots of flavor: honey, herb and sweet notes from the Drambuie, and a spicy finish from the Scotch. This slow sipper got popular in the 1960’s, pairing whisky with Drambuie, a Scotch-based liqueur. Scotch lovers, this one’s for you! Here’s one of the most famous Scotch cocktails of them all: the Rusty Nail. This is the IBA-coded recipe we proposed but look for your recipe that suits your palate, perhaps adding a drop of cardamom bitter or Angostura.The Rusty Nail is a Scotch and Drambuie cocktail that’s got the 1960’s written all over it! We put a little shine on this classic slow sipper. You can leave the lemon rind in the glass, but it is better to eliminate it for convenience and not spoil the crucial aspect of the drink.īefore preparing the Rusty Nail, (or any other cocktail played on the distilled liqueur), taste the Drambuie and become familiar with its particular taste and sweetness. Put ice in an old-fashioned, then pour whiskey and Drambuie, stir and crush the peel to flavor with the essential oil of lemon. Ingredients and doses for making the Rusty Nail cocktail So if you are a chocolate lover, this will become your favorite after-dinner drink. The Rusty Nail drink is also excellent on its own, thanks to its perfect balance of flavors, but also try to accompany it with chocolate desserts or a soft orange soufflé. The result is a drink for palates accustomed to the strong taste of whiskey, but combined this cocktail with smoked salmon and brioche bread or with truffle liver pate and the pairing will be fantastic. The peat dissolves in the musky and flowery sweetness of Drambuie, present as a sweetener. The Rusty Nail is a classic after-dinner cocktail and offers a complex and mature symphony of warm and spicy flavors and aromas. All these suggestions are reminiscent of the windswept Scottish hills, where the flavor of the sea blends with that of peat.

The recipe is immediate, crystalline: Scotch whiskey sweetened by Drambuie, a whiskey-based liqueur with Highland herbs and heather honey. It is straightforward to make a good Rusty cocktail. The Rusty Nail is a cocktail with very high alcohol content, suitable for those who love the warm and enveloping taste of Scotch whiskey.