Rusty Nail
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Rocks glass, 8–10 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
scotch
built
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz Scotch whisky
- 0.75 oz Drambuie
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Build over ice in a rocks glass and stir.
Behind the drink
A little history
Mid-1900s
New York
Scotch-and-Drambuie combinations existed earlier, but the name Rusty Nail took hold in the 1960s and became associated with New York’s 21 Club and Rat Pack nightlife.
Rusty Nail history