Name: Royal Nail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Highland malt whisky; 15 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 1 dash Creole bitters

Royal Nail
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Highland single malt scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Originally created made by stirring 2 shots of Johnnie Walker King George V with 1 shot of Drambuie The Royal Legacy Of 1745 and 1 dash Peychaud's aromatic bitters. This original version really was a case of two British Royals being embittered by an American and excellent it was too.

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History:

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

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Nutrition:

One serving of Royal Nail contains 87 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
31.48% alc./vol. (31.48° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

14th March 2021 at 04:34

Good twist on a Rusty Nail. Like that it uses less Drambuie than the Rusty Nail. The bitters also brings out the Scotch, Used Glenlivet. Great for evening sipping also.