Drambuie Sour

DRAMBUIE SOUR

Fresh magic in a glass

Hey everyone!

Today's special is a cocktail called Drambuie Sour. The recipe I got from a restaurant/bar called August von Trappe, located just by the rapids in Tampere. The idea here was the following: I wanted to see how bartenders use Drambuie in a cocktail, which isn't a Rusty Nail (as seen before). Since not many bars stock this liqueur, it was only right that I kind of challenge the staff to create magic out of it. In my sincerest opinion, that time they succeeded BUT not without mentioning that when I first ordered "A Drambuie - based cocktail, can't be a RN.", the bartender was rather insecure and couldn't come up with anything. I told her that it didn't really matter what she would make and that she can "fulfill any cocktail fantasies she has" with this liqueur. Alas, she asked her senior to help her out and together they made this. The Drambuie Sour:

• 4 cl Drambuie
• 4 cl fresh orange juice
• 3 cl fresh lemon juice
• 1 cl simple syrup
• 2 ds each orange and angostura bitters
• 1 egg white

Dry shake everything, add ice, shake again and double strain into a large-ish tumbler half filled with ice. Garnish with a orange twist.

Fresh, not too sweet and with a great orange - aroma to it. A steady egg white foam, good body. The aftertaste is a bit bitter (egg white). Just amazing.

I hope that the first bartender gets inspiration off of this and in the future keeps making great cocktails!

Rusty Nail

RUSTY NAIL

A cocktail appeared first in the 1930's

Hello everyone! Today's cocktail dates back some decades. The Rusty Nail. This cocktail has one rather "obscure" ingredient in it and as we look at the recipe altogether, it is quite similar to the Godfather/mother.

• 4.5 cl scotch whisky
• 2.5 cl Drambuie
• Lemon twist/spiral garnish

Drambuie is a Scottish liqueur with 40% ABV and flavored with honey and other spices. For me (at least) it has been one of those bottles

1. You might've heard about
2. You need in (that) one classic cocktail
3. Never intend to buy because of reason #2
4. Would collect dust once you've bought it

Luckily a colleague of mine went on a cruise and together we split a 50cl bottle. Now I have my hands on 25cl of this stuff and hell yes I intended to make this cocktail ASAP. So pour both ingredients in a glass filled with ice, stir gently and garnish.

The verdict? Quite easily enjoyable. The stinginess from the blended scotch is well combined with the sweet and honey-ish Drambuie, making a solid balance between both ingredients. Adding that lemon zest/spiral/twist you get that fresh citrusy aroma to it as well. Spices (cinnamon, clove) are apparent too. As a digestive the Rusty Nail would fit like a glove...You just need to buy that Drambuie bottle first :D