Due to the use of Calvados and honeyed Scotch herbal liqueur, for a brief moment of madness, this riff on a Rusty Nail was going to be called 'French Nail...
Made this with Avallen Calvados, Johnnie Walker Black, & Drambuie. Not bad, but the "smoke" was fairly dominant. I'm curious to play with the proportions and/or try a different Scotch.
Funny name for what turned out to be a rather lovely, fairly subtle drink. We drank this with an eggy baked brioche pudding topped with fleur de sel caramel sauce and it was a surprisingly nice pairing. The Drambuie had just enough sweetness to stand up to the caramel and the Calvados complemented the rich eggy, almost fruity quality of the baked brioche very nicely. A lovely drink.