Cocktail “Rusty Nail”
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The Scottish drink will appeal to those who love strong cocktails, because it consists of liqueur and whiskey with a strength of forty degrees. Apart from ice, no other ingredients are added, but when serving a cocktail, it is customary to decorate it with the zest of an orange or other citrus fruit. You can replace the orange with lemon or lime - this product does not play any role.
By the way, you can replace scotch with whiskey or brandy, or, in extreme cases, with high-quality cognac, but you cannot replace liqueur, since it is the “heart” of the prepared drink. You will be surprised, but the “Rusty Nail” got its name due to the hostility of the Scots and the English. Liquor and scotch are mixed in a glass with a mixing spoon, but this is in our time, and in the good old days, when one Englishman was carried into a Scottish pub, he was asked to mix everything with a rusty nail sticking out of the bar counter. The Englishman turned out to be not the timid one, so he easily pulled out the nail and mixed the ingredients of the drink in his glass, which is what made this cocktail famous.
However, the Rusty Nail became widely known only in 1963 at the Rat Pack party in New York, and has since been listed by the International Bartenders Association.
Ингредиенты
Drambuie liqueur - 50 ml
Scotch (whisky) - 100 ml
Ice - 6 cubes
Lime - for decoration
Рецепт
1. Place 2-3 ice cubes in each glass. If you wish, you can cool the glasses in advance in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.
2. Pour 25 ml of liqueur into each of them. The proportions are approximately as follows: 1 part liqueur to 2 parts scotch or whiskey and 2-3 ice cubes.
3. Pour in quality scotch, whiskey or brandy. Do not buy bad cheap alcohol, otherwise it will ruin the taste of the entire drink.
4. Zest the orange and squeeze it to release the aromatic citrus oil into the drink, or thread lemon or lime slices onto a skewer and garnish the cocktail. The “Rusty Nail” cocktail is considered a truly masculine drink, so interpretations of it have been invented for the fair half of humanity. Interpretations are also known in a strong form, replacing scotch with smoked whiskey, aromatic coffee or bourbon. Serve the cocktail immediately after preparation.
5. Have a nice time!