Name: Galvanised Nail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Apple juice; 10 ml Lemon juice

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Blended Scotch whisky

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Galvanised Nail contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20.31% alc./vol. (40.61° proof)
22.9 grams of pure alcohol

Gallery

Comments & Discussion

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Loz Horner 31w

Tastes of Scotland. Which we haven’t been to this year (normally do) and miss. A wonderful drop. Thanks to Simon - and to Ruth for alerting us to it.

Ruth Harvey 1y

Always happy to try a new cocktail when I read the words "yours truly" in the description! It was lovely. I doubled the quantity of apple juice. I'm not suggesting this improved the recipe or that you should follow...I just wanted a more fruity drink.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

Made with 50 ml Johnnie Walker Black, 15 ml Drambuie, 15 ml St-Germain, 15 ml apple, 10 ml lemon. The Scotch was really mellowed out by everything else, but I could still taste each component. A very interesting mix, but it works. I was also kind of getting the impression of iced tea with lemon for some reason?! In any case, a very flavorful, smooth drink.

Darrelle Bower 2y

I felt that the whiskey and the lemon juice overpowered the other ingredients, despite cutting the lemon juice back quite a bit.

Chris Brislawn 2y

Made this to Simon's proportions using St.-Germain and Glenfiddich. Really liked the interplay of flavors a lot but felt it needed a little more of what was making it good. Increased the lemon juice a bit to 1/3 oz and the St.-Germain to 1/2 oz (same as the Drambuie). The fruit juices, the acidity, and the combination of Drambuie and elderflower liqueur makes for a cocktail that acknowledges its lineage to but is differentiated from the Rusty Nail. Excellent combination!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Thanks, Chris. Agreed! I've amended the recipe accordingly.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Not as sweet as I was expecting. We used Auchentoshan single malt and it came out great. Subtle flavours.

David Porter 5y

The strength of the 'honey' taste of this is remarkable, I can only presume it is the Drambuie and St Germain working together. Used Bell's to no seeming detriment but would like to try with a Speyside malt (or at least half and half with a blended.

Tom W 5y

Rusty Nail is such a good base cocktail and, even though I couldn't taste the elderflower, it worked as a whole. I would like a longer version suitable for a highball or collins.