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Tapered Nail
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Tapered Nail
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years |
| 3⁄4 oz | Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie) |
| 1⁄4 oz | Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
Garnish: Pineapple wedge cut into nail-like shards
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (cubes rather than a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Rum takes over from Scotch as the base spirit in this riff on a Rusty Nail, but peated single malt adds interest and keeps it a true Nail (a cocktail with Drambuie and Scotch whisky).
History:
Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
Nutrition:
One serving of Tapered Nail contains 215 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 31.93% alc./vol. (31.93° proof)
- 24 grams of pure alcohol
- More Herbal cocktails
- More Nightcap/sipping cocktails
- More Short & stirred cocktails
- More Spirit-forward cocktails
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