Now that’s a name that will put some hair on your chest. This simple drink is easy to make, commands respect at the bar, and tastes a lot better than it should. Here’s the recipe:
Rusty Nail
Rusty Nail
Ice
1.5 oz. of Scotch Whisky
Splash of Drambuie
Lemon Twist (Optional)
Grab a heavy glass tumbler. The cup is important. It should fit your hand like a firm handshake. Men don’t drink from stemmed or footed glassware.
Add ice. If you have time, make large blocks of ice and chip to fit in your cup. The large ice cube will melt less than several cubes and won’t water down your drink.
Pour the whisky directly on the ice. This will super chill the whisky making it more refreshing and helping to eliminate the bite (pussy). Swirl several times to help lower the temperature even more.
Then splash the drambuie directly into your cup. Gently, now.The key here is to compliment the whisky, not overpower it.
Gulp down.
Then make yourself another one to sip and enjoy. The first will warm the soul and melt your stress away. The second you can use to savor and enjoy.
Also, leave the lemon twist out. There’s only one kind of twist a man should like, and that’s this one.
I love the rusty nail. It tastes like honey. Great Article! Very Witty.
I bookmarked the site, you guys have a lot of great content.
second rusty nail entry??
http://thehautespot.com/2009/10/07/drink-of-the-week-the-rusty-nail/
what gives?
i will say after reading both of them it seems that they’re slightly different. One with half&half scotch&drambuie, the other with scotch whiskey& a splash of drambuie.
after messing with drambuie, i can see why only a ‘splash’ is necessary. it’ll overpower the whiskey easily
anyway, this has been an excellent site so far, i hope to see some more awesome drinks
Wow. Is our face red. Thanks Jeramey for the heads up.
I guess the drink is that good that it deserves two posts
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We have more than one writer on this site, so sometimes we slip up like that, but thanks for the support and your feedback.
Any idea where that rocks glass comes from? I’m looking to replace the “free with bottle” gift set conglomeration with some nice, clean barware. Inexpensive would be good, too.
The closest we found was this 5 piece decanter set for 29.95 from Bed Bath and Beyond:
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=16044563&RN=508
Here are some glasses that are almost like the one pictured. I’ve held them in the store and they feel firm yet not too heavy in your hand. (Haven’t tried the rocks yet though)
sorry forgot the link:
http://sfmoma.stores.yahoo.net/whloset.html
Thanks for the tip McGuigan!