Bitter Nail

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Compass Box Great King Street
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Campari
Instructions

Stir, strain into ice filled old fashioned glass. No garnish

Cocktail summary
Created by
Iruma Shibuya, Ames Street, Boston, MA
Year
2016
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/07/bitter-nail.html

Curator
3 stars
Average
3.5 stars
(11 ratings)
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  • Not bad. Would drop the Campari slightly to see what that would do.
  • Decrease accoutrements to 0.3, 0.25 for Cynar.
  • Made with Dewars 12 and the curator's proportions (6:1:1:1). Still a sweet drink but nice. Campari a nice brightener (color- and taste-wise).
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Comments

Tried this with Bowmore Legend. Nice, but a bit sweet, even with an extra 1/2 of Scotch. I'd try 2 oz Scotch and 1/3 oz each of the rest. Not as elegant a ratio, but it would be nice in metric. :)