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Mexican Nail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (58)
Mexican Nail image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz Reposado tequila (100% agave)
1 fl oz Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
1/6 fl oz Peated single malt whisky
4 drop Chocolate bitters
1/3 fl oz Chilled water/mineral water

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mexican Nail contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 28.09% alc./vol. (56.19° proof)
  • 25.4 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

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

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Complex with obvious peated whisky and tequila notes, made more interesting with subtle spice and chocolaty notes.

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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Out of Drambuie. Benedictine worked well enough in it. Seems late to admit to this, but I absolutely adore Laphroaig as an accent ingredient, when used with a careful touch. Excellent recipe.
score: 0
Tim Cull
Super good. I was even a little timid with the peated whiskey and I didn’t need to be. Would have been even better with a smidgen more
score: 0
Graeme McPherson
Wonderful. The lime garnish is subtle but really makes this cocktail pop.
score: 1
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
It's actually one of the better Nail riffs. The tequila and peated scotch combo is genius. It takes the agave and peppery notes from the tequila in a completely different direction than Mezcal would. The chocolate bitters aren't really present on the palate as "chocolate" but I think they help the scotch and tequila go together. Sweet, obviously, like all Nail cocktails tend to be, but not too sweet. Dilution is absolutely key.
score: 1
Jeremy Harrold
This was very good. A lovely blend of all the components each one adding its own distinctive flavour.
score: 1
Evan A Zamir
I made a variation of this with 1 1/2 oz Del Maguey Vida 1/2 oz Ancho Reyes 1 oz Drambuie and 1 dash Xocolatl mole bitters. Very very nice.
score: 1

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$5.97 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 8 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


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