Tapered Nail

Tapered Nail

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Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄2 oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
  • 3⁄4 oz Honey herbal liqueur
  • 1⁄4 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
  • 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

Method

Glassware:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge cut into nail-like shards.

Method:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with pineapple shards.

Nutrition:

One serving of Tapered Nail contains 215 calories

History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Review:

Rum takes over from Scotch as the base spirit in this riff on a Rusty Nail, but peated single malt adds interest and keeps it a true Nail (a cocktail with Drambuie and Scotch whisky).