Mary Queen of Scots

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UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz
Ingredients:
1 1/3 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
2/3 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
2/3 fl oz Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

AKA:

Le Rusty Nail

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Slightly sweet herbal influenced riff on the Rusty Nail.

History:

Adapted from a shaken and straight-up cocktail served in a sugar-rimmed glass with a cherry discovered in 2006 on Kyle Branch's Cocktail Hotel blog.

Mary Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots, was born 8th December 1542 at Linlithgow Place in West Lothian. On February 8th 1587, she was executed in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mary Queen of Scots contains 222 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 2 standard drinks
  • 34.45% alc./vol. (68.9° proof)
  • 27.6 grams of pure alcohol
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