Shake, strain, up.
Build over one big rock in a nutmeg sugar-rimmed glass and stir, adding in Champagne.
A take on the Bolivian highball the Shoofly (Singani with ginger ale or lemon-lime).
Shake, strain, straight-up, cocktail glass. Also excellent on the rocks in a double old fashioned glass. Thin grapefruit wedge garnish (optional).
Pink grapefruit version will appeal to Gin & Tonic fans
In offshore sailing, a Jackline is a rope to which a safety harness is clipped, allowing one to move about on deck in heavy seas without falling overboard. This cocktail may similarly comfort unsteady hands venturing in uncharted waters.
Shake first five ingredients; add soda and strain over fresh ice in a Collins; garnish.
Shake, strain, rocks, garnish.
Whir with 12 oz pebble ice in a cocktail mixer and pour unstrained into a serving glass. Alternatively, whip shake with a few ice pebbles, pour, and top with more pebble ice. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and serve with straw.
A Planter's Punch made using my house black rum blend made in tribute to the king of space age bachelor pad music.
Okay, but pretty sour and too much ice which seems to water it down.
Build over big chunks of ice in a DOF glass and stir. Garnish with fresh grated lemon zest.
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Didn't have cola syrup, but Ramazzotti subbed in quite nicely!
Stir; strain; up; garnish.
A mashup of a Rob Roy and a Rusty Nail. The proportions of the Scotch base may be altered according to the desire for smokiness.
Created for MxMo CXII: Mashups (October 2016). Version 2 splits the Scotch base with Islay, and specifies Punt e Mes as the vermouth.
I just had to try the "Roysty Nail:" A Rob Roy is one of my favorite before dinner drinks, and a Rusty Nail is one of my favorite evening cocktails. I must say that I was somewhat surprised how easily the drink went down--very smooth, no burn. On the downside, there was no outstanding notes or flavors, save from the Drambuie. For the blended Scotch I used Famous Grouse and for the Sweet Vermouth I used Antica Formula. I thought for sure the resulting drink would have more distictive notes given the sweet vermouth and Scotch, but I think the Drambuie overwhelms the other ingredients. As is, I rate the "Roysty Nail" between 3.0-3.5.
I'm going to make this cocktail again, but using different ingredients: (1) I may use a single malt Scotch so that it is more pronounced, (2) one person wondered if Punt e Mes might work for the sweet vermouth, so I will try it, and (3) I read on the Internet that Cocchi Americano can be used in place of a sweet vermouth. Finally, there is always Cinzano Rosso, which has a pronounced fruity flavor, which may overcome the blandness of the drink.
With some experimentation, I may get this drink into the 4.0 range, but for now, the Roysty Nail is a pleasant but somewhat bland drink, that has the potential to be a much better and more satisfying cocktail than it currently is.
Mojo, thanks for trying it out. Your take on it matches mine, so I made some alterations above which improve it some. Even still, its virtues are smoothness and accessibility rather than excitement and daring.
(For the record, the original recipe was 2 oz blended Scotch, 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, 1/2 oz Drambuie, 2 dashes bitters, lemon twist and brandied cherry.)
Short shake with a few pieces of ice and strain over crushed ice in a Collins glass. Add the garnish and a straw.
I used homemade Orgeat, so adjust accordingly depending on the brand you are using.
Shake with ice, double strain into a coupe, squeeze the lemon twist over the drink and discard, garnish with the star anise
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