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Rusty Nail

Whisky

Rusty Nail

Base
Whisky
Family
Spirit-forward
Era
1934–1969: post-war and tiki
Date
1937
Glass
Old fashioned glass
Technique
Built in the glass
Flavour
Sweet, Smoky
Strength
Strong
IBA list
The Unforgettables

Ingredients

IngredientAmount
Scotch whisky45 ml
Drambuie25 ml
Lemon peel (garnish)a twist

Method

  1. Pour both ingredients into a glass with ice.
  2. Stir gently and perfume.

Tools

Place of origin

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Natural Earth

Where it is most consumed

It peaked in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.

An impression, not a measured figure

Curious stories

Documented

It goes back to the 1937 British Industries Fair and became popular in the 1950s at New York's 21 Club.

Sources

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