The Rusty Nail

Classic scotch and drambuie cocktail

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Prep Time 1

Course Cocktail

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Ingredients

2 ounces scotch
1 ounce Drambuie
1 lemon or orange twist (optional, thought a true cocktail requires at least 3 ingredients)

Instructions

Combine liquor in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice (and twist, if you wish).

Notes

This is the classic proportion. But if you find it too sweet, add more whiskey! I've seen recipes that are 4 parts scotch to one part Drambuie. I'm not a fan of blended scotch, so here I used laphroaigh, one of my favorite whiskeys, famously peaty. Use whatever scotch whiskey you prefer. Change it to Bourbon and it's a Rusty Bob!

Keyword cocktail, drambuie, rusty nail, scotch