Name: Mexican Nail
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tequila reposado; 30 ml Drambuie liqueur; 5 ml Whisky - Islay single malt Scotch whisky; 4 Chocolate bitters; 10 ml Chilled water

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
1 fl oz	Drambuie liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Islay single malt (peated) Scotch whisky
4 drop	Bob's Chocolate bitters
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water
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Patrón Reposado tequila, 70cl

£ 49.95 £ 3.22 per cocktail, makes 15.5 Drambuie liqueur, 70cl

£ 29.95 £ 1.30 per cocktail, makes 23 Lagavulin 16yo Islay single malt whisky, 70cl

£ 81.75 £ 0.58 per cocktail, makes 140.5 Bob's Chocolate bitters, 10cl

£ 13.45 £ 0.05 per cocktail, makes 250

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Review:

Very complex with obvious Islay whisky and tequila notes made more interesting with subtle spice and chocolaty notes.

History:

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

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mexican Nail contains 204 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
30.27% alc./vol. (60.54° proof)
27.3 grams of pure alcohol

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