Tapered Nail

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (31 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
3/4 fl oz Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
1/4 fl oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

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:


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
  • 31.94% alc./vol. (63.88° proof)
  • 24 grams of pure alcohol
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