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Carthusian Nail

Name: Carthusian Nail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 7.5 ml Chartreuse Green

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (42)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
³⁄₄ fl oz	Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare mint sprigs for garnish.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
32.68% alc./vol. (65.35° proof)
24.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

A Chartreuse-influenced riff on the classic Rusty Nail.

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Drambuie liqueur 375ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Peter M Premium Member 1y

This is great with Johnnie Walker Black. A bit sweet up front, but the smoke and bitter herbal go a long way to balance it out. Nice work, Simon.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Honestly didn't think you'd notice much of the Chartreuse at all but that liqueur continues to surprise me. It's not hitting you over the face but it's certainly an herbal Rusty Nail. I like my Nails with less Drambuie though so next time I'll use something like 1.5cl, and maybe lower the Chartreuse a bit as well to keep it balanced.

Yorey C 1y

not as bad as most drambuie cocktails... :D